The Anti-Drug Department counted 7,769 drug cases and 20,906 suspects in January–September 2026, with about half classified as users and half as traffickers, possessors or transporters. Seizures reached 3.08 tonnes of drugs and 389 kg of dried cannabis, up from 105 kg reported for January–July and 12.7 kg for January–June. The figures cover all drugs.[1][2][3]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Cambodia here.
References
- Xinhua — Cambodia detains over 20,900 drug suspects in first 9 months of 2026 (1 October 2026)paragraphs 2–4archived
- Cambodianess (Xinhua) — Cambodia Reports Jump in Drug Arrests, Seizures in First 7 Months of 2026 (2 August 2026)figures for January–July: 16,498 suspects and 105 kg dried cannabis
- The Star (Xinhua) — Cambodia drug arrests fall as seizures rise in H1 2026 (2 July 2026)figures for January–June: 12,581 suspects and 12.7 kg dried cannabisarchived
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