JAKARTA - Battalion C Pioneer of the North Sumatra Regional Police Mobile Brigade Unit (Polda) together with the local Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) destroyed 2 hectares of marijuana fields in East Panyabungan District, Mandailing Natal (Madina) Regency.
"This activity is the commitment of the North Sumatra Police Mobile Brigade to be actively involved in joint operations with the North Sumatra BNNP," said the Commander of Battalion C Pioneer of the North Sumatra Police Mobile Brigade, Police commissioner Zaenal Mukhlisin in Medan, Thursday.
Zaenal said that his party had deployed 10 fully armed personnel to fully support the smooth destruction activities.
According to him, the team moved to the location of the marijuana field on foot on Wednesday, July 23 morning.
After arriving at the location, the joint team carried out an action to remove and burn cannabis plants scattered on an area of two hectares.
"The destroyed cannabis plants are estimated to amount to thousands of stems with plant heights varying from one to two meters," he said.
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He said the activity was not only the destruction of prohibited plants, but also a real symbol of synergy and collaboration between law enforcement in eradicating narcotics to its roots.
"It is hoped that it can provide a deterrent effect to the perpetrators and break the chain of narcotics distribution from remote areas to cities," he said.
For this reason, the North Sumatra Police appealed to the entire community to play an active role in providing information that could help in eradicating these drugs.
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