Background
Narcotics enforcement sits within Cambodia’s wider public security system, where police and other competent law enforcement bodies record arrests, offence categories, operational locations, and seized evidence. The National Police of Cambodia is a national law enforcement institution responsible for public security functions, including criminal investigations and coordination with provincial police units.
National drug enforcement reporting in Cambodia records operational outputs such as case numbers, arrest totals, offence categories, participating units, and seized substances. Drug seizure data provides a measurable record of narcotics enforcement activity because each reported substance and quantity identifies evidence associated with specific operations.
Daily enforcement summaries can support longer-term tracking of narcotics patterns when they identify the type of offence, the number of suspects, and the geographic distribution of operations. In this report, the enforcement categories included trafficking, transport or storage, and use.
Key Developments
The National Police of Cambodia reported that authorities handled 18 drug-related cases nationwide on 29 April 2026 and detained 35 suspects. The reported case breakdown included 8 trafficking cases involving 12 suspects, 9 transport or storage cases involving 22 suspects, and 1 use case involving 1 suspect.
The reported seized substances were 232.39 grams of methamphetamine ice, 11.63 grams of methamphetamine Wy, 1,002.85 grams of ketamine, and 1,545.71 grams of MDMA. The official notice stated that 11 law enforcement units participated in the operations.
Institutional Role
The enforcement results were reported through the National Police of Cambodia and included operations attributed to police units in several locations, including Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampot, Pursat, Takeo, and Pailin, as well as a central department. The report also listed Royal Gendarmerie activity in Phnom Penh and Takeo.
The case summary shows how national-level police reporting consolidates operational data from multiple territorial and specialized units. Such reporting creates a single public record of enforcement outputs for a specific date.
Operational Implications
The reported figures provide a reference point for monitoring Cambodia’s narcotics enforcement activity by offence type and seized substance. The inclusion of ketamine and MDMA quantities is relevant for tracking synthetic drug enforcement alongside methamphetamine-related cases.
The notice did not report judicial outcomes, charges, or convictions. The reported information is limited to enforcement activity, detentions, participating units, and seized evidence recorded for 29 April 2026.
