Cambodia has arrested and extradited the chairman of Prince Group, Chen Zhi, who was sanctioned by South Korea over kidnappings linked to online job scams, to China, according to the Southeast Asian nation's interior ministry Thursday.
The Cambodian ministry said in a statement dated Wednesday that it arrested and extradited Chen, along with two other Chinese nationals, the previous day, following months of joint investigative cooperation with Chinese authorities.
Last November, South Korea imposed sanctions on 15 individuals and 132 entities, including Chen and his company, marking the first time Seoul imposed sanctions over transnational crimes in Southeast Asia.
Prince Group has been accused of running illicit online scam rings operating in Cambodia, where many South Koreans have been lured with the promise of high-paying jobs.
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