Background
The National Police of Cambodia is the primary agency responsible for carrying out narcotics enforcement operations across the country’s provinces. On 10 May 2026 law-enforcement authorities reported 21 anti-narcotics cases and 51 suspects arrested nationwide, with total seized methamphetamine recorded as 138.63 grams.
Provincial police units compile and communicate seizure quantities and arrest counts to central authorities to form nationwide enforcement tallies. The reported operation on 10 May involved 11 agencies, including eight provincial police units whose case-level results were published.
Key Developments
Summary of the National Police report for 10 May 2026:
- Total cases: 21
- Total suspects detained: 51 (including 1 female)
- Offence-type breakdown: trafficking — 3 cases, 12 arrested; transport/storage — 14 cases, 27 arrested (1 female); use — 4 cases, 12 arrested
- Total methamphetamine (“Ice”) seized on the date: 138.63 grams
Institutional Role
The National Police coordinated inter-provincial activity and reported aggregate figures; provincial police units provided the following case-level results:
- Battambang: 1 transport/storage case, 1 arrested, seized 0.14 g Ice
- Kampong Cham: 1 transport/storage case, 3 arrested, seized 6.57 g Ice
- Kampong Chhnang: 1 transport/storage case, 3 arrested, seized 9.12 g Ice
- Kandal: 3 transport/storage cases (7 arrested, including 1 female) and 1 use case (3 arrested), seized 4.32 g Ice
- Siem Reap: 1 use case, 7 arrested (no quantity reported)
- Stung Treng: 1 trafficking case, 3 arrested, seized 15.83 g Ice
- Takeo: 1 trafficking case (2 arrested), 3 transport/storage cases (5 arrested) and 3 enforcement actions (3 arrested), seized 32.43 g Ice
- Tbong Khmum: 2 transport/storage cases, 4 arrested, seized 1.21 g Ice
Operational Implications
Published, dated enforcement figures such as these provide a province-level snapshot of police activity and recorded seizures for the specified date. The breakdown by offence type and location supports longitudinal tracking of enforcement outputs and provincial enforcement workload.
