Cambodia 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.
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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.[1]
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- Cambodia reports jump in drug arrests, seizures in first 7 months of 2026 (2 August 2026). Cambodianess (Xinhua). 16,498 suspects; 2.51 tonnes; 105 kg dried cannabis; 889 foreigners..