This topic covers Cambodia’s framework for public security and defence, including national security policy, policing, border control, military administration, civil protection, emergency preparedness, and the governance of institutions responsible for public order and territorial integrity. It tracks key updates such as policy developments, regulation changes, government actions, enforcement measures, compliance requirements, institutional reforms, interagency coordination, and official security or defence initiatives. This page provides structured, long-term monitoring of official developments in Cambodia, helping users follow evolving governance arrangements, regulatory direction, and implementation activity across public security and defence institutions.
Cambodia police executed court arrest warrants in a drug enforcement case involving alleged trafficking in Battambang and referred the accused to provincial court. The operation shows the use of judicial warrants within Cambodia’s criminal procedure system.
Cambodia’s immigration authority deported 166 Chinese nationals linked to online scam, illegal stay, and unlawful work cases through Techo International Airport.
Cambodia National Police reported a drug enforcement operation in Bavet, Svay Rieng, where officers detained four Vietnamese nationals and seized more than 3.5 kilograms of narcotics. The security case involved provincial anti-drug police, local police, and coordination with the Svay Rieng provincial prosecutor’s office.
Cambodia National Police reported eight nationwide narcotics enforcement cases on May 3, 2026, detaining 22 suspects and seizing methamphetamine evidence. The security update documents police action across trafficking, transport, possession, and drug-use cases.
Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration deported 156 Chinese nationals linked to online scam and illegal-stay cases, using a special aircraft from Techo International Airport. The action documents immigration enforcement coordination with the Chinese Embassy.
The National Police of Cambodia reported the detention of three suspects in a Kandal public security case involving alleged intentional violence and property damage near a school in Takhmao. The clarification links a social media video to police investigation, evidence seizure, and case-file preparation.
Cambodia’s National Police conducted nighttime security checkpoints on National Road 1 in Svay Rieng province to inspect for weapons, explosives, drugs, and unlawful transport of people. The operation involved district police and local gendarmerie forces in the public security sector.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment reported an environmental enforcement action involving two suspects, illegal timber cutting, and a chainsaw seizure inside the Chhaeb-Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary. The case documents protected-area regulation, forestry enforcement, and referral to prosecutors.
Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration deported 173 Chinese nationals linked to online scams and illegal stay or work through immigration enforcement procedures coordinated with the Chinese Embassy. The action reflects Cambodia’s immigration sector response to foreign nationals involved in technology-enabled crime.
Cambodia National Police detained two additional Chinese and Myanmar nationals during a cybercrime security operation targeting alleged online scam activity in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province.
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