Background
Provincial policing in Cambodia operates through territorial command structures that connect provincial commissariats with city, district, commune, and sangkat police units. Provincial police commissariats in Cambodia are territorial units of the National Police that coordinate public order, crime prevention, and local security administration through city and district inspectorates and commune or sangkat police posts.
Security management at collective residential locations is a local policing function that supports resident identification, crime prevention, and coordination with immigration and criminal police units. Police oversight of foreign resident accommodation links local security administration with immigration controls because foreign nationals are registered and monitored through territorially responsible police structures.
The Kampot Provincial Police Commissariat’s April 2026 review placed local security management within several operational priorities, including online scam prevention, drug enforcement, youth-gang monitoring, criminal case follow-up, and reporting procedures. The meeting also referenced public dissemination and enforcement guidance connected to Sub-Decree No. 03 dated 5 January 2026, without setting out the full legal text in the public notice.
Key Developments
On 28 April 2026, Lieutenant General Mao Chanmathurith, the Kampot provincial police commissioner, chaired a meeting at the Kampot Provincial Police Commissariat to review April 2026 work results and set directions for continued implementation.
The meeting included deputy commissioners, central office representatives, specialized office chiefs, the commander of Border Protection Battalion 601, the head of the Ton Hon bilateral border gate post, police inspectors and deputy inspectors from nine cities and districts, and chiefs of 93 commune and sangkat administrative police posts. The National Police notice reported total attendance of 268 participants.
Officials presented updates on monthly work results, specialized security management issues, penalty guidance linked to Sub-Decree No. 03, legal norms related to security and safety at collective residential sites, and procedures for submitting reports.
Institutional Role
The Kampot provincial police commissioner directed city and district police inspectors and local police post chiefs to monitor security and safety at collective residential locations, particularly places where foreign nationals reside. The stated objective was to prevent concealed online scam operations within local jurisdictions.
The meeting also covered drug enforcement and youth-gang control. Police officials reported improved April 2026 drug enforcement results across cities and districts, called for clearer identification records for suspected drug traffickers, and encouraged education activities for students on drug use and electronic cigarette smoking.
Criminal police officials reported a decline in motorcycle lock-breaking offences and urged updates to records of youth-gang subjects, including individuals who had previously received education measures.
Operational Implications
The directions from the provincial police commissioner require local police units in Kampot to maintain closer oversight of foreign residential concentrations, released prisoners, youth-gang subjects, and drug-related targets. The notice also recorded that police had cracked down on two online scam locations, identified as Than Sour Bokor Resort and Prek Chak.
For local security administration, the meeting shows how provincial police reviews combine routine monthly performance reporting with targeted instructions on emerging crime risks. The Kampot police leadership linked local reporting, resident monitoring, criminal enforcement, and immigration-related supervision within a single provincial security management framework.
