Background
The National Police of Cambodia published a nationwide summary of drug crime suppression operations conducted on 27 March 2026. The report recorded 21 cases and 48 arrests, including 4 women, across several categories of narcotics-related offenses.
Scope of Application
The reported operations covered multiple jurisdictions nationwide and involved nine participating units. The case categories listed in the report were drug trafficking, transport and storage, driving under the influence, and drug use.
Key Provisions or Decisions
According to the official report, the 21 cases comprised 4 trafficking cases with 15 arrests, 11 transport or storage cases with 18 arrests, 1 driving under the influence case with 1 arrest, and 5 drug use cases with 14 arrests.
Total seized evidence reported for 27 March 2026 included 39,473.86 grams of methamphetamine (Ice), 348.40 grams of methamphetamine (Wy), and 1,159.31 grams of ketamine.
The report stated that six police units were specifically identified in the published breakdown:
Phnom Penh: 2 drug use cases, 10 arrests including 1 woman, with seizures of 1,105.0 grams of Ice and 2,781.0 grams of Wy.
Banteay Meanchey: 1 trafficking case with 1 arrest, 2 drug use cases with 2 arrests, with seizures of 4.26 grams of Ice, 15.66 grams of Wy, and 0.57 grams of ketamine.
Kampong Chhnang: 1 storage case with 1 arrest, with seizure of 0.71 grams of Ice.
Kandal: 2 trafficking cases with 8 arrests including 1 woman, 3 storage cases with 7 arrests, and 1 driving under the influence case with 1 arrest, with seizure of 25,104.92 grams of Ice.
Kratie: 4 storage cases with 5 arrests and 1 warrant-related case, with seizure of 2.83 grams of Ice.
Pursat: 1 storage case with 1 arrest, with seizure of 0.38 grams of Ice.
Implications for Investors, Businesses, or Compliance
This item serves as an official enforcement record of narcotics suppression activity by Cambodian law enforcement on a specific date. It documents operational case counts, arrests, participating units, and quantities of seized narcotics for reference and institutional tracking.
Official Source
National Police of Cambodia, summary of nationwide drug crime suppression results for 27 March 2026, published via the National Police social media page and linked police.gov.kh report.
