Police: Hydroponic Cannabis Farm In Brebes Produces A Total Of 40 Kilograms, Grown For Personal Consumption

The West Jakarta Metro Police shows evidence of marijuana confiscated in the disclosure of a hydroponic marijuana garden in Brebes, Central Java. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The West Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Unit revealed that the hydroponic marijuana garden raided by officers in Brebes, Central Java, could produce 40 kilograms of marijuana. In the disclosure, the police found 300 pots of cannabis plants but only 200 pots of cannabis plants managed to grow. The marijuana pots produce 200 grams, so a total of 40 kilograms from 200 pots of marijuana plants," said West Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Ady Wibowo in Jakarta, Wednesday, as reported by Antara, June 9. The police arrested four people in the hydroponic marijuana garden case, namely marijuana users with the initials TM (39), HF (30) as the courier, SY (36) the owner of a hydroponic marijuana garden, and UH (39) the producer or the one who gave the order to plant. Before planting marijuana in the Brebes area, Central Java, the perpetrator had tried to plant it in the Majalengka area. but it didn't work.

The hydroponic cannabis plants confiscated by the officer were around 2-3 months old and had not been harvested by the owner.

According to SY's confession, he was given a capital by UH of Rp. 550 thousand and if he succeeded in harvesting, he would be given a salary of 100 thousand per pot. Kombes Adi also said that this group of cannabis producers was unique because they did not pursue profits with their cannabis gardens.

"What is unique in the disclosure of the hydroponic marijuana garden is that the perpetrator does not have an economic motive, meaning that the perpetrator grows it only for personal consumption," he said. 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics with a threat of more than 5 years in prison. Meanwhile, HF, SY, and UH are subject to Article 114 paragraph 2 sub 111 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph 1 of Law No. 35 of 2009 on narcotics with a minimum penalty of 6 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison.