Pheap is alleged to have used his vast network inside Cambodia to build a large-scale illegal logging consortium that relies on the collusion of Cambodian officials, to include purchasing protection from the government, including military protection, for the movement of his illegal products. For example, Pheap is suspected of having used the Cambodian military to enable his timber trafficking activities and sell to buyers in Vietnam, China, Europe, and Russia. The suspected support of these officials has made it difficult for local authorities to take lawful action against Pheap, as in one example, Cambodian National Park officials were allegedly paid by Pheap to keep his operations secret from the international community. [1]
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| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Logging tycoon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15.07.1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambodia |
| NATIONALITY | Cambodia |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Cambodia |
| FULL NAME | Oknha Try Pheap |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Oknha Try |
| ALIASES | Thy Pheap |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Kien Srey Neang - wife step son - unnamed Mao Mom - ex-wife [1] |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | None |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES | Try Pheap Group Co., Ltd.; M.D.S. Import Export Co., Ltd.; Try Pheap Dry Port Co., Ltd.; Try Pheap Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.; Try Pheap Grand Royal Co., Ltd.; Try Pheap Import Export Co., Ltd.; Papa Petroleum Co., Ltd.; Try Pheap Property Co., Ltd.; Try Pheap Travel & Tours Co., Ltd.; M D S Thmorda S E Z Co., Ltd.; and Try Pheap Oyadav S E Z Co., Ltd. [1] Pheapimex company, Shukaku. [2] Try Pheap Boeng Tonle Merech Rubber Plantation. [3] Pheapimex (suspected). [4] |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO OTHER ASSETS | Pheap’s home in Kandal province, 68,088 hectares since 2010. [1] Three casinos, two dry-ports for local and international shipping, and two Special Economic Zones in border areas, and he is building a $300 million port in Kampot province on the country's southern coast; $227 million profit on rosewood logged in the Stung Atay hydropower dam reservoir and the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary. [2] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS REGIMES | US Global Magnitsky Sanctions. [1] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 09.12.2019 [1] |