Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam have agreed to work together against cybercrime, human trafficking, and drug smuggling, problems that are growing significantly across all three countries, and no one can solve them alone.
The agreement came out of a meeting held on June 30 in Phnom Penh, where top security officials from all three countries sat together.
The meeting was co-chaired by Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Sokha, Laos’ Public Security Minister Lieutenant General Vanthong Kongmany, and Vietnam’s Public Security Minister General Luong Tam Quang.
All three ministers signed a joint declaration laying out the priority areas where the three countries will cooperate going forward.
The three countries agreed to cooperate on several fronts, including regularly sharing information, carrying out joint operations against criminal networks, and working more closely together around shared borders.
The main focus areas are cybercrime, human trafficking, and drug trafficking, all of which involve criminals moving freely between three countries.
Southeast Asia is considered one of the most affected regions of the world for online scams and cybercrime. Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos, in particular, have been identified by the United Nations as places where large criminal networks operate, forcing thousands of trafficked workers to carry out online scams.
More than 350,000 people are forced to work in criminal scam centers in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, which generate an estimated amount of $50 to $75 billion every year.
Cambodia has already been taking steps to counter these criminal networks. It passed its first-ever law specifically targeting scam centers in April 2026.
More than 5,000 arrests were made, and 92 scam compounds were shut down between October 2024 and October 2025.
The three ministers acknowledged that no country could solve these problems on its own. Criminal networks operate across borders deliberately, moving between Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to avoid detection and prosecution.
By agreeing to share intelligence, coordinate operations, and strengthen border cooperation, the three countries are trying to close the gaps that criminals exploit.
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