{"version":1,"id":"qa","name":"Qatar","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/qa/","count":6,"totals":{"reports":6,"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":3,"raid":1,"arrest":1,"prosecution":0,"sentence":1,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-09-03","reports":[{"id":"qatar-customs-candy-hashish-2026","code":"CET-GZ6Y3K","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/qatar-customs-candy-hashish-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/GZ6Y3K/","date":"2026-09-03","country":"qa","country_name":"Qatar","place":null,"coordinates":[25.305,51.184],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Qatar customs find hashish hidden in candy wrappers","summary":"A passenger arriving at Hamad International Airport was stopped with 1.5 kilograms of hashish and 370 grams of methamphetamine concealed in candy wrappers and sweets. The General Authority of Customs said officers found the contraband during a luggage inspection and referred it to the authorities. The seizure was announced on 3 September 2026.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"qatar-customs-candy-hashish-2026","sources":[{"title":"Qatar Customs foils attempt to smuggle hashish, shabu hidden in candy wrappers (3 September 2026)","url":"https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/03/09/2026/qatar-customs-foils-attempt-to-smuggle-hashish-shabu-hidden-in-candy-wrappers","publisher":"The Peninsula","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Customs foil drug smuggling attempt at Hamad International Airport (3 September 2026)","url":"https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/251983/latest-news/customs-foil-drug-smuggling-attempt-at-hamad-international-airport","publisher":"Qatar Tribune","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"qatar-hamad-airport-hashish-2025","code":"CET-4738S9","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/qatar-hamad-airport-hashish-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/4738S9/","date":"2025-05-23","country":"qa","country_name":"Qatar","place":null,"coordinates":[25.305,51.184],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Qatar customs find 6 kg of hashish in car parts","summary":"Customs officers at Hamad International Airport found 6 kilograms of hashish and 1 kilogram of heroin hidden in automotive spare parts in a passenger's luggage. The General Authority of Customs said the drugs were seized and legal proceedings began. The seizure was announced on 23 May 2025.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"qatar-hamad-airport-hashish-2025","sources":[{"title":"Hamad International Airport Customs foil an attempt to smuggle 1 kg of heroin and 6 kgs of hashish (23 May 2025)","url":"https://www.qatarliving.com/en/article/hamad-international-airport-customs-foil-attempt-smuggle-1-kg-heroin-6-kgs-hashish","publisher":"Qatar Living","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"qatar-drug-raid-arrests-2024","code":"CET-8RYBKT","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/qatar-drug-raid-arrests-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/8RYBKT/","date":"2024-04-11","country":"qa","country_name":"Qatar","place":null,"coordinates":[25.305,51.184],"precision":"country","type":"raid","also":[],"title":"Qatar police arrest two men in a drug-trafficking raid","summary":"The Ministry of Interior published video of a surveillance operation that ended with a car chase and the arrest of two men accused of trafficking drugs. Officers searched the men and their vehicles and said they found illegal items, but the announcement gave no quantity or charge. The ministry did not say what happened to the men after the arrest.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"qatar-drug-raid-arrests-2024","sources":[{"title":"Two men arrested for drug trafficking; Ministry shares scenes from drug raid operation (11 April 2024)","url":"https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/11/04/2024/two-men-arrested-for-drug-trafficking-ministry-shares-scenes-from-drugs-raid","publisher":"The Peninsula","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"qatar-hamad-port-seizure-2023","code":"CET-3SZSDJ","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/qatar-hamad-port-seizure-2023/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/3SZSDJ/","date":"2023-10-01","country":"qa","country_name":"Qatar","place":null,"coordinates":[25.305,51.184],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Qatar's customs find 87 kg of hashish in bales of animal feed","summary":"Customs officers at Hamad Port announced that they had found about 87.5 kilograms of hashish packed among stacks of hay in a container declared as animal feed.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"qatar-hamad-port-seizure-2023","sources":[{"title":"Over 85 kg hashish seized by Qatar Customs (1 October 2023)","url":"https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/01/10/2023/over-85kg-hashish-seized-by-qatar-customs","publisher":"The Peninsula","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"qatar-world-cup-warning-2022","code":"CET-YK7K50","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/qatar-world-cup-warning-2022/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/YK7K50/","date":"2022-11-09","country":"qa","country_name":"Qatar","place":null,"coordinates":[25.305,51.184],"precision":"country","type":"arrest","also":[],"title":"World Cup visitors are warned that Qatar arrests for the smallest amounts","summary":"Ahead of the football World Cup, a news agency's guide for fans described Qatar as one of the most restrictive countries in the world on drugs: cannabis is prohibited, as are some common medicines; bags and passengers are scanned at Hamad International Airport, and travellers carrying even very small quantities have been arrested. Smuggling charges can carry the death penalty.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":["visitors"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"qatar-world-cup-warning-2022","sources":[{"title":"Hooligans not welcome, what you should know about laws and customs in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup (9 November 2022)","url":"https://www.fox5ny.com/news/hooligans-not-welcome-what-you-should-know-about-laws-and-customs-in-qatar-ahead-of-2022-world-cup","publisher":"Associated Press via Fox 5 New York","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"qatar-airport-courier-2021","code":"CET-VDTFKJ","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/qatar-airport-courier-2021/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/VDTFKJ/","date":"2021-01-07","country":"qa","country_name":"Qatar","place":null,"coordinates":[25.305,51.184],"precision":"country","type":"sentence","also":[],"title":"Five years for a suitcase of hashish at Doha airport","summary":"A man whose suitcase was picked out by a scanner at Hamad International Airport was sentenced to five years in prison, a fine of 300,000 riyals and deportation. He said a friend at home, who had promised him a job in Qatar and paid for his ticket, had given him the case to deliver.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":["sentencing"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"qatar-airport-courier-2021","sources":[{"title":"Man sentenced to five years for smuggling weed (7 January 2021)","url":"https://dohanews.co/man-sentenced-to-five-years-for-smuggling-weed/","publisher":"Doha News","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}