62,800 Cannabis Trees Found By Joint Officials In Aceh

Joint officers destroy marijuana trees found in a 6.28 hectare plantation/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - A total of 6.28 hectares of marijuana fields in the interior of Uteu Hamlet, Lhokdrien Village, Sawang District, North Aceh Regency, were found by joint officers in Aceh. From the area of the field, it is estimated that there are around 62,800 marijuana trees.

The joint officers consisted of the Lampung Police Siger Task Force with the Aceh Police Directorate of Drugs, the Lhokseumawe Police, the Customs and Excise Directorate General, the Mobile Brigade Unit Detachment B Lhokseumawe, and Military District Commander 0103/North Aceh.

Director of Drugs at the Aceh Police, Police Commissioner Ruddi Setiawan, in a statement received in Bandarlampung, Monday, said that the total weight of the leaves and cannabis trees after being removed from the land was estimated at 40.3 tons.

"We immediately destroyed the marijuana tree at the scene. We assisted in the disclosure efforts of Lampung Police Siger Task Force Team", he said.

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The Task Force team found marijuana in three different locations. The first location covers an area of 1.78 hectares consisting of 17,800 stems, an average height of over 200 cm, and a total weight of 17.8 tons.

Then, the second location covers an area of three hectares consisting of 30,000 stems, the stem height is below 200 cm, weighing a total of 15 tons, and the third location covering an area of 1.5 hectares consisting of 15,000 stems, the stem height is below 200 cm and weighing 7.5 tons.

This disclosure began on Thursday, February 23, when personnel from the Drug Research Directorate of the Lampung Police seized five kg of marijuana at the Putra Pelangi Rajabasa Bus Pulse, Bandar Lampung.

Furthermore, supervision was carried out on the delivery of marijuana packages to the Putra Pelangi Bus Pool on Soekarno-Hatta Street, Bandung, West Java. Officers also arrested two suspects, namely PH and DI as the owner of the marijuana package. The two suspects explained that a package of five kg of marijuana would be circulated in Bandung.

The marijuana package was obtained from a friend of the suspect, MS (DPO) who lives in Doy Village, Banda Aceh.

Based on this finding, the Lampung Police Siger Task Force Team received information that the marijuana package came from a marijuana field in Uteun Hamlet. The team expanded the case to Aceh and arrived on Sunday, February 27. As a result, the team managed to uncover 6.28 hectares of cannabis fields planted with 62,800 cannabis trees and a total weight of 40.3 tons.