August 2026
21 reports. Seizures 9 · Eradications 5 · Arrests 5 · Raids 1 · Sentences 1
Cannabis grower jailed for life for shooting burglar dead
Adrian Frost, 61, was jailed for life with a 27-year minimum for murdering Connor Batty, who broke into his Hemsworth home with two others to steal his cannabis crop. Frost lay in wait with a sawn-off shotgun after first calling 999; the accomplices received up to four and a half years for the attempted burglary.
Prison life (minimum 27 years)Deaths 1Nueva Alianza 57: 222 hectares destroyed in Paraguay's forest reserves
In twelve days, Paraguay's anti-drug agency and Brazil's Federal Police destroyed 222 hectares of cannabis and 44 growers' camps, much of it inside nature reserves such as Mbaracayú and Morombí.
Hectares 222Cannabis 5,250 kgFrench Polynesia seizes half a tonne of cannabis in Huahine
Customs seized 794 cannabis plants and 208 cuttings, about 513 kg, in Huahine and destroyed them on site. The raid was one of the largest cannabis seizures reported in the territory.
Police shut a cannabis grow-house syndicate and seize five tonnes
Police announced on 25 August 2026 that a 10-month investigation had shut down a Vietnamese-organised cannabis grow-house syndicate in Auckland. Twelve people were arrested in 19 raids; police seized about NZ$1.25 million of cultivation equipment, 35 kg of cannabis and NZ$80,000 in cash.
Oman police seize 185 kg of drugs and arrest seven in Al Barka
Police in South Al Batinah arrested seven Asian nationals in Al Barka after finding more than 185 kilograms of narcotics, including crystal meth, hashish, marijuana and morphine, and more than 120,000 psychotropic tablets. The Royal Oman Police said the group intended to traffic the drugs. The statement did not give a separate cannabis weight or say where the shipment entered Oman.
Mauritanian police seize hundreds of kilos of resin in a summer crackdown
Police and gendarmerie units announced a run of raids in July and August 2026, breaking up at least ten networks and arresting dozens of people. The largest seizures were 202 kg of cannabis resin hidden in food shipments, 230 kg in a truck trailer at Bassiknou and 210 kg at Nouadhibou, alongside smaller amounts and thousands of psychotropic tablets.
Northern Cyprus police seize suspected cannabis in Famagusta
Police reported finding 1.2 kg of suspected cannabis and a precision scale in an operation in Famagusta. Two men were arrested and the investigation continued; the announcement did not report a conviction.
Sukhumi airport customs find 4.8 grams of cannabis on a passenger
On 19 August 2026 customs officers at Sukhumi airport found 4.8 g of cannabis in the luggage of a 38-year-old Russian citizen during a pre-flight check. He was detained and handed to the interior ministry. The amount was just above the 4 g large-amount threshold, so the case could be prosecuted in the aggravated possession tier rather than as simple possession.
Guardia Civil finds 2,150 marijuana plants in a warehouse near Madrid
The Guardia Civil dismantled an indoor marijuana farm with 2,150 plants in an industrial warehouse in Paracuellos de Jarama, east of Madrid, arrested two men and placed a third under investigation.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 2,150NDLEA destroys two cannabis farms in Edo and makes eleven arrests
Nigeria's drug agency destroyed 1.85 hectares of cannabis in the Igbanke forest and arrested eleven people, nine of them young men at one spot in Benin City. An opposition politician called the burning of farms a waste: "You cannot burn your way out of poverty."
Arrested 11Hectares 1.9Bangladesh files its first case under the new digital drugs offence
The Department of Narcotics Control filed a case against Daraz's managing director, a supplier and two or three unidentified people over THC-infused CBD oil it said had been sold on the e-commerce platform. The case was filed on 16 August 2026, after a raid in Badda arrested the supplier and recovered oil, materials and equipment.
Djibouti gendarmes seize 12 kg of cannabis in Balbala
The Einguella gendarmerie brigade broke up what it called a cannabis distribution network in the Balbala district of Djibouti City, finding 88 packages weighing 12 kg at a storage site, with an estimated street value of 1.76 million Djiboutian francs. Several people were arrested, held in police custody before presentation to the justice authorities.
Police seize 144 kg and arrest 1,875 people in seven months
Police said 1,141 drug operations between 1 January and 31 July 2026 seized more than 144 kg of drugs and 1,856 bottles of alcohol, and led to 1,875 arrests. They searched 23,249 people and more than 7,300 places, opened 1,533 cases and sent 634 to the Prosecutor General; 116 foreign nationals were handed to Immigration for deportation. The figures covered all drugs and did not separate cannabis.
Odisha police destroyed cannabis on 36,500 acres in one season
In the 2025–26 growing season, police in six districts of Odisha destroyed cannabis on 36,508 acres (about 14,775 hectares) in 1,631 mapped plots. The state now tells revenue officials to watch the same land as the next season starts.
Hectares 14,775Nepal's drug arrests rise again
Narcotics Control Bureau data for the 2025/26 fiscal year showed 1,768 people arrested in anti-trafficking operations and 993 cases registered, with 1,325 charged and 1,113 remanded in custody. Police seized 1,603 kg of cannabis, 204 kg of Thai cannabis, 41.5 kg of hashish and 13.347 kg of cocaine, with a total market value of Rs 857.75 million.
South Korea's coast guard arrests 249 poppy and cannabis growers
A four-month sweep from April to July 2026 caught 236 poppy growers and 13 cannabis growers, seizing 29,438 poppy plants, 37 cannabis plants and 5.5 kg of cannabis. The coast guard said cultivation was concentrated in rural and island areas and promised tighter sea-border checks.
Cousins grew cannabis in rented Yongin villas and sold it online
Two cousins grew cannabis under LEDs and climate gear in two rented Yongin homes from last October to July, selling marijuana, jelly and liquid online for up to 1 million won a time. Police acting on a resident's tip arrested them on 6 August, seizing 35 plants, 2.3 kg and cryptocurrency.
Arrested 2Cannabis 2.3 kgPolice seize 245 kg of hashish in Panjshir
Anti-narcotics police stopped a shipment of 245 kilograms of hashish in the Kotol Anjuman area of Paryan district, Panjshir province, and arrested four people. The suspects were referred to judicial authorities after initial questioning. The ministry did not say where the shipment was going.
48,000 cannabis plants burned in a Kalinga communal forest
Drug agents and police spent two days uprooting and burning 48,000 cannabis plants on 6,000 square metres of a communal forest in Tinglayan, in the mountains of northern Luzon. No one was arrested.
Arrested 0Plants destroyed 48,000Hectares 0.6Cambodia reports 16,498 drug suspects in seven months
An Anti-Drug Department report counted 16,498 drug suspects in January–July 2026, 10% more than the 14,977 a year earlier; 889 were foreigners. Authorities seized 2.51 tonnes of illicit drugs and 105 kg of dried cannabis, against 1.91 tonnes in the same period of 2025. The figures cover all drugs.
Tetere police uproot 300 cannabis plants as the grower escapes
On 2 August 2026 officers at Tetere station uprooted more than 300 marijuana plants at the riverside near Ngalimera community in North Guadalcanal. The suspected grower ran off before police arrived and no arrest was made. Police repeated that cultivation is a serious offence under the Dangerous Drugs Act.