# Transnational crime and fraud enforcement in Asia > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/transnational-crime-and-fraud-enforcement-in-asia > Updated: 2026-09-10T01:50:00.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. Authorities in Taiwan, Cambodia, and Vietnam have conducted operations to dismantle various transnational criminal syndicates involving fraud and trafficking. In Cambodia, police raided a villa in Kompong Speu province, arresting nine Chinese nationals suspected of operating a telecommunications fraud network. The investigation noted the villa is owned by a local official from the provincial court’s prosecution secretariat. In Taiwan, law enforcement has targeted multiple criminal activities. Prosecutors dismantled a human trafficking ring that allegedly lured job seekers via social media to facilitate organ harvesting in mainland China. Additionally, the Chiayi District Prosecutors Office indicted six individuals for an underground banking and money laundering scheme that used a telecommunications business to mask over NT$150 million in illegal funds. In Vietnam, a court sentenced five individuals to prison for a marriage scam that defrauded a Chinese national of approximately 80,000 HKD through elaborate impersonations and staged environments. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-10: Transnational crime syndicates dismantled in Taiwan and Vietnam Criminal syndicates in Taiwan and Vietnam have been dismantled following investigations into a NT$150 million money laundering scheme and a transnational marriage fraud operation. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/transnational-crime-syndicates-dismantled-in-taiwan-and-vietnam ### 2026-09-09: Cambodia and Taiwan authorities dismantle major fraud and trafficking rings Police in Cambodia arrested nine Chinese nationals for telecom fraud involving a villa owned by a local official, while Taiwan dismantled a trafficking ring planning to smuggle victims to China for organ theft. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cambodia-and-taiwan-authorities-dismantle-major-fraud-and-trafficking-rings --- Cite as: Transnational crime and fraud enforcement in Asia. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/transnational-crime-and-fraud-enforcement-in-asia