Background
The National Police Anti‑Narcotics Bureau provides operational command and coordination for provincial drug enforcement activities in Cambodia, directing investigations, arrests, and evidence collection through appointed provincial commanders and municipal police posts. The National Police Anti‑Narcotics Bureau directs and coordinates provincial anti-drug operations through appointed deputy commanders.
Deputy Commissioner Thin Sindet personally commanded the anti-narcotics operation in Banteay Meanchey Province on 2 June 2026, according to the National Police statement. Provincial and municipal police units, including Poipet administrative police posts, executed arrests and seizures under the bureau’s operational orders.
Key Developments
On 2 June 2026, anti-narcotics forces from the Banteay Meanchey provincial police carried out coordinated operations in Poipet city that resulted in the arrest of 17 suspects and seizure of multiple drug-related items. The operation targeted two locations: a first target that produced six apprehensions and a second target at a rented house in Mittapheap village, Poipet commune, that produced 11 apprehensions.
Named suspects at the first location (six persons, reported as Indonesian nationals) included: PUTRI (female, 27), NOVAL (male, 28), 0NAI (male, 29), ABCHL RAFIA UMAR (male, 25), VALEN JULIUS ROMPAS (male, 30), and AL FITHRAH PRATAIYA MASPEKE ANWAR (male, 26). Named suspects at the second location (11 persons, mixed nationalities) included: Seng Sokchea (male, 17, Khmer); Mech Sao (male, 17, Khmer); Chuen Phaktra (male, 33, Khmer); Nary Sak (male, 17, Khmer); VIERI (male, 21, Indonesian); ANANG SUBANA (male, 30, Indonesian); HAIRUL MUFARAM FADLI (male, 22, Indonesian); HAIRUL MUFARAM FADLI (male, 41, Indonesian); DIMAS (male, 22, Indonesian); ERIK RIAWAN (male, 27, Indonesian); and MESAKH KALEB (male, 38, Indonesian).
Reported items seized in the operation included: 25 bags of a white powder substance (reported with an accompanying figure 663.8 grams), 4 bags of a fine powder (reported with per-bag figure 137.15 grams), 1 bag of a brownish powder (reported 12.43 grams), 4 red tablets, 19 small packages weighing a reported 179.36 grams in total, 10 mobile phones, 1 short firearm, 4 motorcycle license plates, a set of tools for cutting bicycle locks, and multiple smoking devices. The National Police statement said that suspects and evidentiary items were compiled into case files for referral to the court.
Institutional Role
The operation was led and directly commanded by Deputy Commissioner Thin Sindet of the National Police planning division, with tactical support from Poipet municipal administrative police posts. Case processing followed standard criminal procedures as reported by the provincial anti-narcotics unit, with evidence collection and suspect detention recorded for judicial referral.
Operational Implications
The action demonstrates routine coordination between national-level anti-narcotics command elements and provincial/municipal enforcement units in executing arrests and seizures. Authorities reported that the assembled case files and seized items were forwarded to the competent court to pursue prosecution under Cambodia’s criminal law.
