{"version":1,"id":"la","name":"Laos","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/la/","count":4,"totals":{"reports":4,"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":1,"seizure":3,"raid":0,"arrest":0,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-14","reports":[{"id":"laos-drug-destruction-2026","code":"CET-Z101QE","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/laos-drug-destruction-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/Z101QE/","date":"2026-10-14","country":"la","country_name":"Laos","place":null,"coordinates":[18.487,103.775],"precision":"country","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"Laos destroys more than three tonnes of dried cannabis","summary":"Bolikhamxay authorities destroyed more than 3,000 kg of dried cannabis on 14 October 2026, alongside 6.3 million methamphetamine pills and more than two tonnes of kratom leaves. Vientiane's National Anti-Drug Day burn on 10 October included 8.578 kg of dried cannabis in a 3,894 kg total. The figures are post-conviction destructions, not annual seizures.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"laos-drug-destruction-2026","sources":[{"title":"Laos destroys tonnes of drugs as police warn of new substances (23 October 2026)","url":"https://laotiantimes.com/2026/10/23/laos-destroys-tonnes-of-drugs-as-police-warn-of-new-substances/","publisher":"Laotian Times","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Vientiane destroys seized drugs ahead of National Anti-Drug Day (12 October 2026)","url":"https://kpl.gov.la/en/detail.aspx?id=109040","publisher":"Lao News Agency","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"laos-wattay-cannabis-seizure-2025","code":"CET-CRKSK4","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/laos-wattay-cannabis-seizure-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/CRKSK4/","date":"2025-05-27","country":"la","country_name":"Laos","place":null,"coordinates":[18.487,103.775],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Laos seizes 86 kg of cannabis at Wattay airport","summary":"Three Malaysians aged 25 to 29 were arrested at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane with 86 kg of cannabis in 103 packages, concealed in suitcases and bound for Germany. The case was one of the few cannabis-specific airport seizures reported in 2025.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":["trafficking"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"laos-wattay-cannabis-seizure-2025","sources":[{"title":"3 Malaysians nabbed in Laos for suspected drug trafficking (12 June 2025)","url":"https://www.freemalaysiatimes.com/category/nation/2025/06/12/3-msians-nabbed-in-laos-for-suspected-drug-trafficking/","publisher":"Free Malaysia Today","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"laos-bolikhamxay-cannabis-haul-2024","code":"CET-9Z0MEV","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/laos-bolikhamxay-cannabis-haul-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/9Z0MEV/","date":"2024-03-15","country":"la","country_name":"Laos","place":null,"coordinates":[18.487,103.775],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Bolikhamxay police find more than 800 kg of cannabis","summary":"Lao media reported on 26 March 2024 that a couple had been arrested in Bolikhamxay with more than 800 kg of cannabis and nearly 300 amphetamine pills. The same report described 1,000 kg of crystal meth seized in Xayaboury and 166 kg in Bokeo. It gave no charge, court date or sentence for the cannabis case.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"laos-bolikhamxay-cannabis-haul-2024","sources":[{"title":"Laos thwarts numerous major drug cases (26 March 2024)","url":"https://vir.com.vn/laos-thwarts-numerous-major-drug-cases-109862.html","publisher":"Vietnam Investment Review","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"laos-thai-cannabis-drinks-2024","code":"CET-419N9K","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/laos-thai-cannabis-drinks-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/419N9K/","date":"2024-01-02","country":"la","country_name":"Laos","place":null,"coordinates":[18.487,103.775],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Thai cannabis drinks slip into Vientiane shops","summary":"Radio Free Asia reported in January 2024 that Thai drinks containing up to 0.2% THC were on sale in Vientiane markets, despite Laos's ban. A Vientiane police officer said only cannabis products authorised by the Ministry of Health for medical use were allowed and that police confiscated illegal products.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"laos-thai-cannabis-drinks-2024","sources":[{"title":"Thai cannabis drinks find their way to Lao markets (2 January 2024)","url":"https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/cannabis-01022024172314.html","publisher":"Radio Free Asia","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}