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News:2025-02-03/Enforcement/authorities-burn-3-365-marijuana-plants-in-raid-on-bayang-kor-mountain-cambodia +
A joint force led by Takeo Provincial Governor Vie Samnang raided and destroyed illegal cannabis plantations across 7 locations on the Bayangkor mountain range in Kirivong District. Police, military police, and provincial forces cut down and burned 3,365 plants covering 1,890 square metres, along with 6 water tanks, at the Changkan rock point near Prey Thom village. +
Coordinated STF raids across southern Sri Lanka destroyed a total of 367,276 cannabis plants across approximately 6.25 acres. STF Buttala Camp raided Zone 04 of the Yala Reserve, destroying 203,500 plants across four plantations on three acres, plus 153,850 plants across two further plantations on two acres. Four suspects from Thanamalwila, Panamura, and Ridibendiella were arrested. STF Lahugala Camp raided a separate one-acre plantation in Yala Zone 04, destroying 9,500 seven-foot plants and seizing 85 kg of dried cannabis, with five suspects arrested from Balangoda, Middeniya, and Embilipitiya. Mattala Police separately raided a quarter-acre cultivation in Pahala Mattala, destroying 426 plants and seizing a foreign-made 12-bore firearm from a 58-year-old suspect. +
News:2025-02-17/Enforcement/military-police-destroy-7-755-cannabis-plants-in-keng-raing-valley-kampong-speu +
A joint force of 15 personnel from the Oral District Military Police and the Kampong Speu Provincial Military Police Crime Suppression Department raided cannabis cultivation at the Keng Raing Valley in Rasmey Samaki commune. The operation, launched at 7:36 AM, discovered 3 farms covering approximately 1 hectare with 7,755 plants, which were destroyed by fire. No arrests were made; police are searching for the cultivators. +
Two suspects were arrested in the Paranthan area of Kilinochchi while transporting 490 kg of cannabis in a lorry, acting on military intelligence information. The suspects were handed to police for further investigation. +
The NDDCB Research Division published its Analytical Overview of drug-related arrests for 2024, documenting 228,450 total arrests — a 41% increase over 2023 (162,088) and a 135% increase over 2020 (97,416). Cannabis-related arrests led all categories with 75,602 (33.1%), narrowly surpassing heroin (75,097; 32.9%), while methamphetamine surged to 68,132 (29.8%), up from just 2,387 in 2020. Notably, the report no longer separates 'Kerala Cannabis' as a distinct category, merging all cannabis arrests into a single figure — a significant methodological change from the 2021 statistics which tracked KG separately. An emerging concern was the first appearance of Kush (synthetic cannabis), with 47 arrests. By district, Colombo dominated with 126,586 total arrests (55%), followed by Gampaha (23,954) and Kandy (7,315). Cannabis seizures reached 8,360 kg, continuing a decline from peaks of 17,607 kg in 2022 and 16,195 kg in 2020. Heroin seizures totalled 832 kg while methamphetamine seizures surged to 1,364 kg. +
The Fiji Police Force found 31,000 cannabis plants across multiple sites in the tikina of Ono, Kadavu, over the prior week as part of Operation Sasamaki. In a separate raid in the tikina of Yale on the main Kadavu island, officers seized close to 4,000 plants and arrested a 19-year-old man. Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu said investigators were pursuing leads to identify the Ono farm's owner and warned of expected resistance from those involved in the trade. +
News:2025-04-16/Enforcement/operation-sasamaki-seizes-4-9-tonnes-of-marijuana-3-5-tonnes-from-kadavu +
Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu reported that Operation Sasamaki had seized 4.9 tonnes of cannabis nationwide between 1 and 31 March 2025, with 3.5 tonnes from Kadavu alone. Additional cultivation seizures came from Savusavu, Keiyasi, Rakiraki, Levuka, Vunidawa, Nabua, Lami, Nalawa and Tavua. The Fiji Police Force made over 100 arrests, charged 96 individuals and seized more than FJ$70,000 in cash and building materials as suspected criminal proceeds. Drug-related case registrations rose 93 percent. Tudravu also raised concern about the laundering of proceeds from cannabis cultivation. +
News:2025-05-12/Enforcement/churaibari-police-seize-960-kg-ganja-from-truck-and-arrest-two-uttar-pradesh-residents +
On Monday 12 May 2025 around 2:00 pm, Churaibari Police intercepted a six-wheeler truck heading from Agartala to Guwahati at the Churaibari naka point on the Tripura-Assam border, North Tripura district, and recovered approximately 960 kg of dried cannabis concealed inside ten electronic transformers. The contraband was packed in 96 bundles of 10 kg each. Officials estimated the seized material at approximately ₹3.5 to ₹4 crore in the illegal market. Suspicion arose during the inspection when officers noticed that nuts on several of the transformers being transported appeared unusually loose. Two individuals were arrested: truck driver Awadhesh Kumar (42) and co-driver Pramod Kumar (59), both residents of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985. The operation was led by Churaibari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Khokan Saha. +
The 1st Kalinga Provincial Mobile Force Company conducted a cannabis eradication operation in Tinglayan municipality, Kalinga on 31 May 2025. Approximately 7,000 fully grown plants with a reported standard drug price of ₱1.4 million were destroyed. The operation was reported retrospectively at the end of June 2025 alongside a 13 June operation in the same municipality. The article did not identify the specific barangay or cultivators. Joint forces participating in Kalinga eradication activity during the period included the Kalinga Police Provincial Office, Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Kalinga, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Kalinga office. +
The NDDCB published its most comprehensive annual handbook (ISBN 978-624-6011-11-6), consolidating data from all key government agencies for the period 2020–2024. The five-year arrest trend showed a steady escalation from 97,416 (2020) to 228,450 (2024), with the arrest prevalence rate among the 15–64 population reaching 1,050 per 100,000 in 2024. Cannabis-related arrests rose from 41,080 (2020) to 75,602 (2024), while methamphetamine arrests exploded from 2,387 to 68,132 over the same period. Cannabis seizures showed a contrasting decline: 16,195 kg (2020), 15,628 kg (2021), 17,607 kg (2022), 10,221 kg (2023), 8,360 kg (2024) — halving in two years while arrests increased, suggesting either shifting enforcement priorities, supply disruption, or changes in trafficking patterns. Drug-related prison admissions reached 31,314 in 2024 (65.5% of all prison admissions), with heroin accounting for 53.2%, methamphetamine 30.2%, and cannabis 15.9%. Treatment admissions rose to 3,140, with 58.8% through community-based outreach. The handbook includes sections on drug prices, drug-related crimes, money laundering, precursor chemicals, road accidents, and consumption of cannabis for medical purposes by Ayurvedic practitioners. +
News:2025-06-02/Report/pathfinder-foundation-emerging-trends-in-drug-trafficking-a-sri-lankan-perspective +
The Pathfinder Foundation published a strategic analysis of drug trafficking in South Asia from a Sri Lankan perspective. The study cited NDDCB 2024 data showing 162,088 drug-related arrests in 2023, with cannabis accounting for 68,845 (42.2%), heroin 66,142 (40.8%), and methamphetamine 26,096 (16.1%) — representing a 90% increase from 89,321 arrests in 2019. The report documented Sri Lanka's position at the intersection of two major global trafficking routes: the Golden Crescent (Afghanistan/Pakistan) and the Golden Triangle (Myanmar/Thailand/Laos). It identified India's proximity to both production zones, combined with its extensive pharmaceutical industry, as making the country vulnerable as both destination and transit point. The southern maritime route through the Arabian Sea was identified as a primary conduit, with India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives serving as key transit points on the eastern path. The analysis noted a steady rise in quantities of drugs seized between 2019 and 2022, with cannabis seizures more than doubling during that period. +
News:2025-06-03/Trafficking/police-seize-3-5m-worth-of-dried-marijuana-from-abandoned-vehicle-in-la-trinidad-benguet +
Approximately 30 kilograms of dried cannabis in tubular form were recovered from an abandoned vehicle at Barangay Upper Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet on 3 June 2025. The material, reported at an estimated street value of ₱3.5 million, was seized by anti-illegal drug authorities in the Cordillera and subsequently destroyed at Camp Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad on 14 July 2025 in a joint destruction ceremony led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Cordillera office and the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region. The original seizure yielded no arrests; the article did not identify the vehicle occupants. PRO CAR Regional Director Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr. framed the destruction as a warning to those involved in the cultivation, transport, and distribution of illegal drugs in the region, and PDEA CAR Regional Director Derrick Carreon acknowledged the inter-agency partnership at the ceremony. Presumptive chemical screening for tetrahydrocannabinol was performed before the material was burned and certificates of destruction signed by the panel. +
The 1st Kalinga Provincial Mobile Force Company conducted a cannabis eradication operation in Tinglayan municipality, Kalinga on 13 June 2025. Approximately 7,500 fully grown plants with a reported standard drug price of ₱1.5 million were destroyed. The operation was reported retrospectively at the end of June 2025 alongside a 31 May operation in the same municipality. The article did not identify the specific barangay or cultivators. Joint forces participating in Kalinga eradication activity during the period included the Kalinga Police Provincial Office, Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Kalinga, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Kalinga office. +
News:2025-06-19/Enforcement/lsppo-destroys-over-5-000-marijuana-plants-in-sultan-dumalondong-lanao-del-sur +
The Lanao del Sur Police Provincial Office (LSPPO) conducted a cannabis eradication operation in the upland hinterlands of Sultan Dumalondong on the morning of 19 June 2025, acting on a tip from local residents. Three alleged cultivators were arrested and more than 5,000 fully grown cannabis plants were uprooted across a roughly 2,000-square-metre plot, with an estimated standard drug price of ₱1 million. A portion of the seized material was burned on site; the remainder was retained for evidentiary use in charges against the suspects. The operation was led by newly appointed LSPPO Director Col. Caezar P. Cabuhat, who identified the targeted cultivator only by the alias "Rupug." During the on-site burning, gunshots were reported from south of the operation site; responding officers were unable to apprehend the unidentified shooter. +
News:2025-06-26/Policy/cm-saha-marks-international-day-against-drug-abuse-with-cumulative-figures-since-2018 +
On Thursday 26 June 2025, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha released cumulative figures from the state's Nasha Mukt Tripura mission since 2018. Over the seven-year period, 3,307 cases were registered under the NDPS Act 1985 and 5,800 offenders arrested. Authorities seized over 306,000 kg of dried cannabis, 1,340,000 codeine-based cough syrup bottles, 9,941,000 habit-forming tablets and over 48 kg of heroin. Approximately 86,900,000 cannabis seedlings and plants were destroyed. Properties and vehicles of drug traffickers worth ₹7 crore were attached. Saha said the state government had undertaken alternative livelihood programmes in cannabis-cultivation areas through the Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Resources Development departments, and announced a ₹198 crore Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region grant for a special drug de-addiction centre at Bishramganj in Sepahijala, with a state plan to establish ₹20 crore de-addiction centres in each of the eight districts. Director General of Police Anurag, addressing the same event, reported drug seizures worth ₹800 crore in 2024 and ₹102 crore in the first half of 2025 (against ₹135 crore in the first half of 2024). +
News:2025-07-01/Policy/cordillera-police-disclose-named-marijuana-eradication-programmes-and-q2-2025-totals-at-icad-briefing +
At the second-quarter 2025 meeting of the Cordillera Inter-agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs Advocacy Cluster, held in Baguio City on 1 July 2025, Police Captain Frederick Chiday of the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region disclosed several named operational frameworks under which the Benguet and Kalinga Provincial Police Offices conduct cannabis eradication. The Benguet PPO runs '''Oplan Binnadang Gabot''', a year-long eradication plan covering the municipalities of Kibungan, Kapangan, and Bakun, framed around the Cordilleran concept of ''binnadang'' (collective community action) and structured under a "quad concept" of operations, implementation, investigations, and community affairs. The Benguet PPO also conducts '''Oplan Marso''', a month-long campaign each March timed to the dry-season harvest window, combining aerial and ground surveillance with eradication and case filing. The Kalinga PPO runs '''Oplan Charlie Weed''', focused on remote mountainous and marijuana-prone barangays in Tinglayan municipality, and '''Oplan Ganja 2''', emphasising rapid entry to target areas using land-navigation methodology to disrupt planting and harvest cycles. Chiday reported that PRO CAR conducted 75 marijuana eradication operations between March and June 2025, with seized illegal drugs including cannabis and methamphetamine valued at over ₱76.8 million. The PRO CAR's information-education campaign component includes the Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo programme, mobilising students and youth in barangays, schools, and workplaces. +
News:2025-07-16/Enforcement/melaghar-police-destroys-30-000-ganja-saplings-concealed-among-vegetable-crops-at-indira-nagar +
On Wednesday 16 July 2025, Melaghar Police destroyed approximately 30,000 cannabis saplings at Indira Nagar under Melaghar Municipal Council, Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The cultivation was located on the banks of the Gomati River and was visually concealed by interplanting cannabis among legitimate vegetable crops including sugarcane, with white plastic sheeting overhead presenting the appearance of cauliflower or cabbage seedlings under cover. The operation was led by the Melaghar Police Station Officer-in-Charge based on intelligence input. No arrests were reported. An investigation to identify the cultivators was opened. +
News:2025-07-25/Enforcement/kalyanpur-police-destroys-over-80-000-ganja-saplings-at-south-ghilatali-shantipara +
Kalyanpur Police destroyed three illegal cannabis nurseries in the South Ghilatali, Shantipara area on Friday 25 July 2025, uprooting over 80,000 cannabis saplings. Officer-in-Charge Ashish Sarkar of Kalyanpur Police Station said the raid was part of the station's sustained anti-narcotics work under the state's Nesha Mukt Tripura (Drug-Free Tripura) initiative and that operations would continue. +
News:2025-07-28/Enforcement/sonamura-police-arrest-indra-kumar-debbarma-with-141-kg-of-dry-ganja-bound-for-bihar +
On the night of Monday 28 July 2025, Sonamura Police arrested Indra Kumar Debbarma in Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, and recovered approximately 141 kg of dried cannabis concealed in bags during a routine patrol and search operation. Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Tapas Das said preliminary questioning indicated the consignment was bound for Bihar, where dried cannabis fetches approximately ₹20,000 per kilogram. A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 and Debbarma was to be produced before court with police seeking remand to interrogate the supply chain. +
News:2025-07-28/Enforcement/sonamura-police-recover-386-kg-abandoned-dry-ganja-in-9-drums-at-dhanirampur-forest +
On the night of Monday 28 July 2025, in a separate operation from the Sonamura Police arrest of Indra Kumar Debbarma earlier the same evening, police discovered approximately 386 kg of dried cannabis packed in nine plastic drums in the dense forest area of Dhanirampur, Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The consignment had been abandoned at the site. Police indicated the stash was likely intended for illegal trafficking. The case was treated as unclaimed and registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985. +