Yemen's government reports about 1.3 tonnes of drugs seized in first half of 2026

The interior ministry's drug-control administration reported about 1.3 tonnes of drugs seized in government-controlled areas in the first half of 2026: 613.7 kg of hashish, 617.6 kg of methamphetamine, 100 kg of heroin, 4 kg of opium, more than a million Captagon pills and 41,768 other pills. It counted 484 drug cases and 734 suspects, including three women, and said the total reached 528 cases by the end of July. The figures cover only areas under the internationally recognised government and exclude Houthi-controlled territory.^[1]