Planting Cannabis Trees At Home, Residents Reported Oka

OKA planted marijuana trees at his house in Cilandak, South Jakarta. (Photo: IST)

JAKARTA - OKA (30) a former restaurant consultant was forced to deal with the South Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Investigation Unit. OKA was arrested because he was found to be a cannabis tree farmer.

Oka is known to cultivate marijuana at his home. Starting from planting to drying the leaves.

"The following are the results of the live cannabis plant, namely dried marijuana and seeds weighing 103 grams," said Head of the Narcotics Investigation Unit of the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Wadi Sabani to reporters, Tuesday, August 24.

Wadi added that the disclosure of cannabis leaf farming stems from public information. The public is suspicious of the activities of the perpetrators who are very active in consuming marijuana. To the police, the perpetrators admit that they regularly consume marijuana.

Moreover, marijuana is used before he sleeps. Perpetrators smoke dried marijuana leaves routinely every day so that residents are restless.

"Members raided the suspect in the Cilandak area, South Jakarta. When arrested, the suspect could only surrender without a fight," he said.

The police confiscated 6 pots of dried marijuana as evidence. One pot of which is still planted with a live marijuana tree.

"The total dried marijuana confiscated weighed 103 grams. Here are the tools and equipment for planting," he said.

The suspect planted marijuana in a pot and kept it under the bathroom area. To get sunlight in the morning, the suspect dried pots containing marijuana plants on the 2nd floor. He also routinely did watering, after finishing the pots were put back in the bathroom.

"The suspect has planted since 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. OKA bought dried marijuana from his friend (DPO). After using or using, he collected the remaining or used seeds, then planted them in a pot," he said.

It turned out that the cannabis plant was growing. Approximately 6 months the cannabis plant is ready to be harvested or the leaves are picked to be dried or consumed.

"So this suspect's modus operandi of narcotics abuse is to plant, maintain, possess, control plants suspected of being types of marijuana, both live plants and dried marijuana," he said. The suspect was charged with Article 111 paragraph 2 and Article 111 paragraph 1. With the threat of punishment in paragraph 2 a minimum of 5 years or a maximum of 20 years or life imprisonment.