Background
Drug law enforcement in Cambodia is part of the country’s public security system and involves coordinated action by police and other competent authorities across provinces. Cambodia’s narcotics control framework includes investigation, arrest, seizure of illegal substances, and case handling through authorized enforcement bodies.
Nationwide drug suppression reports provide an administrative record of enforcement activity by date, location, offense type, and quantity of drugs seized. In Cambodia, these summaries help track how anti-drug operations are distributed across provincial police units and other participating forces, including the gendarmerie.
Key Developments
The National Police of Cambodia reported that authorities handled eight drug-related cases nationwide on 5 January 2026 and detained 28 suspects.
According to the report, the cases included three trafficking cases with 11 suspects detained, four transport or storage cases with 10 suspects detained, and one drug use case with seven suspects detained.
Total seized evidence was reported as 832.27 grams of methamphetamine (ice) and 8.70 grams of MDMA.
The report stated that six units participated in the operations, including four police units and two military police units.
Under police units, Kampong Chhnang recorded one storage case with one suspect detained and 1.74 grams of methamphetamine seized. Kampong Cham recorded one trafficking case with seven suspects detained and one storage case with seven suspects detained, with 657.63 grams of methamphetamine seized. Koh Kong recorded one trafficking case with one suspect detained and 159.12 grams of methamphetamine seized. Siem Reap recorded one storage case with one suspect detained and one drug use case with seven suspects detained, with 2.13 grams of methamphetamine seized.
Under military police units, Kampong Speu recorded one storage case with one suspect detained and 0.25 grams of methamphetamine seized. Svay Rieng recorded one trafficking case with three suspects detained, with 11.40 grams of methamphetamine and 8.70 grams of MDMA seized.
Implications
The report serves as an official enforcement snapshot of Cambodia’s anti-narcotics activity on a specific date and across multiple jurisdictions. Such records are relevant for tracing enforcement patterns, provincial case distribution, and the role of different security institutions in drug suppression operations.
For researchers and policy observers, the item documents offense categories, arrest totals, and seizure volumes reported by the authorities. It also shows that nationwide narcotics enforcement can involve both police and military police units operating in parallel at the provincial level.
Official Source
National Police of Cambodia, results of nationwide drug crime suppression operations dated 5 January 2026, published via the National Police Facebook page and linked police website report.
