Background
The National Police of Cambodia reported 60 arrests across 18 anti-narcotics cases on 28 May 2026. Authorities seized a total of 23.68 grams of methamphetamine (ice) during the operations.
Provincial and municipal police units across Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kampong Thom, Kratie, Siem Reap and Takeo participated in coordinated raids and patrols that targeted possession, transport/storage, and use of illicit drugs. Reported operational outcomes included distinctions among alleged activities: no trade cases were recorded in the summary, while transport/storage and use cases accounted for the reported arrests.
Key Developments
Official reporting listed the nationwide tally as 18 cases and 60 detainees, including four women. The breakdown specified 8 transport/storage cases with 16 detainees (including 2 women) and 10 use cases with 44 detainees (including 2 women); no trade cases were listed.
Province-level reported seizures and detentions included:
- Phnom Penh: 2 storage cases (3 detained), 3 use cases (5 detained), seized 6.26 g of ice.
- Battambang: 1 storage case (1 detained), 1 use case (1 detained), seized 3.19 g of ice.
- Kampong Thom: 5 use cases (37 detained, 2 women), seized 2.31 g of ice.
- Kratie: 1 storage case (2 detained), seized 0.20 g of ice.
- Siem Reap: 1 storage case (3 detained, 2 women), seized 0.18 g of ice.
- Takeo: 3 storage cases (7 detained), 1 use case (1 detained), seized 11.54 g of ice.
Institutional Role
Six police units were recorded as participating in the coordinated anti-narcotics activity, reflecting multi-jurisdictional enforcement at provincial and municipal levels. Provincial police units act as the primary executing agencies for arrests and seizure reporting in Cambodia’s national drug-control enforcement framework.
Operational Implications
Reported outcomes describe detentions and evidence seizures; the public reports did not detail formal charges or subsequent judicial outcomes for the detainees. The numerical and geographic breakdowns provide a snapshot of enforcement activity useful for monitoring patterns of low‑volume methamphetamine seizures and local detention counts.
Sources: National Police of Cambodia Facebook post; National Police press release (https://police.gov.kh/?p=162799).
