North Sumatra Police Burn Drug Nest Hut

Police personnel burn a place suspected of drug trafficking in Langkat Regency, North Sumatra. ANTARA/HO-Public Relations Department of North Sumatra Police.

MEDAN - The North Sumatra Police together with the police force destroyed 31 locations suspected of being places of drug circulation and abuse in a number of regions in the province.

Head of Public Relations of North Sumatra Police, Kombes Ferry Walintukan, said this step was taken to maintain public security and order.

"The destruction is a firm step against the location suspected of being a place of drug abuse activity," said Ferry, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, May 22.

He said the location that was destroyed was a barracks and a hut that was suspected of being used as a place for transactions and drug abuse.

The location is in a number of legal areas, including the Labuhanbatu Police, Langkat Police, and Polrestabes Medan.

According to Ferry, drug eradication is not only carried out by arresting perpetrators, but also closing spaces suspected of being the center of circulation activities.

"Therefore, raids on drug dens continue to be carried out massively to break the chain of distribution," he said.

According to him, many locations that have been suspected of being places of gathering and drug trafficking activities have also been targeted by officers.

The North Sumatra Police recorded that during May 13-21, 2026, the police carried out 97 drug dens raids, uncovering 52 cases, and securing 76 suspects.

From the action, the officers seized evidence in the form of 106.01 grams of methamphetamine, 2,256.25 grams of marijuana, and 78 ecstasy pills.

"We invite the public to work together to fight drugs by providing information to the police if they know of any suspicious activities," he said.