Background
Drug enforcement in Cambodia operates through law-enforcement actions that identify suspected trafficking, transport, storage, and possession offenses for processing under the criminal justice system. National narcotics reporting provides a public record of arrests, case categories, and seized substances that can be used to trace enforcement activity over time.
The National Police of Cambodia is a central public security institution responsible for policing functions that include criminal investigation and public-order enforcement. Nationwide drug-crime summaries show how enforcement activity is distributed across police and related security units, including case counts, suspect numbers, and evidence seizures.
Narcotics enforcement data has long-term governance relevance because it documents operational patterns in security administration. Drug seizure records also indicate the types of controlled substances appearing in enforcement actions, including methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA, cocaine, cannabis, and chemical compounds.
Key Developments
The National Police of Cambodia reported 36 drug-crime cases nationwide on 1 May 2026, with 80 suspects detained. The reported cases included 13 trafficking cases involving 41 detainees, including seven women, and 23 transport or storage cases involving 39 detainees, including three women.
The reported seized evidence included 2,317.10 grams of methamphetamine Ice, 1,194.13 grams of methamphetamine Wy, 7,777.73 grams of ketamine, 1,050.09 grams of MDMA, 225.68 grams of cocaine, 2.75 grams of nimetazepam, 255.55 grams of cannabis, and 25,783.72 grams of chemical compounds.
Enforcement Actions
The National Police report identified three participating enforcement units. In Preah Sihanouk province, police reported 12 trafficking cases with 40 detainees, including seven women, and 22 storage cases with 38 detainees, including three women.
The Preah Sihanouk operation accounted for most of the listed seizures, including methamphetamine Ice, methamphetamine Wy, ketamine, MDMA, cocaine, nimetazepam, dried cannabis, and chemical compounds. The Royal Gendarmerie reported one storage case in Battambang involving one detainee and 4.72 grams of methamphetamine Ice, and one trafficking case in Stung Treng involving one detainee and 10.0 grams of methamphetamine Ice.
Institutional Role
The publication of daily narcotics enforcement results by the National Police supports public documentation of security operations across Cambodia. The report records the number of cases, types of alleged offenses, number of detained suspects, participating units, and the quantities of seized substances.
The official source for the reported enforcement results is the National Police of Cambodia publication linked from the department’s Facebook post: https://police.gov.kh/?p=155653.
