Cambodia reports nearly 15,000 drug arrests in seven months
A report by Cambodia's Anti-Drug Department counted 14,977 people arrested for drug offences between January and July 2025, 2.7% more than in the same period a year earlier; 537 of them were foreigners. Seizures included 505 kg of dried cannabis and 12,212 fresh cannabis plants, out of 1.91 tonnes of drugs in all.
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A report by Cambodia’s Anti-Drug Department counted 14,977 people arrested for drug offences between January and July 2025, 2.7% more than in the same period a year earlier; 537 of them were foreigners. Seizures included 505 kg of dried cannabis and 12,212 fresh cannabis plants, out of 1.91 tonnes of drugs in all.[1]
Sources
- Près de 15 000 arrestations liées à la drogue au Cambodge depuis janvier (8 August 2025). Lepetitjournal Cambodge.