Disclosure Of A 5 Hectare Marijuana Field In North Sumatra

1.3 tons of dry marijuana ready for distribution (Rizki Adytia Pramana / VOI)

JAKARTA - The circulation of narcotics is undeniably still rampant. This was also proven by the discovery of a 5 hectare cannabis field in the Mandailing Natal area, North Sumatra.

The existence of this cannabis field is known after the development of several cases related to narcotics trafficking in Jakarta. Where, 19 people were named as suspects with evidence of around 1.3 tons of dry marijuana.

Head of Metro Jaya Regional Police, Inspector General Nana Sudjana, said that from the case development, the Directorate of Drug Research and the West Jakarta Metro Police, which worked together, received information about a fantastic amount of marijuana shipments from the Mandailing Natal area, North Sumatra.

Capitalizing on this information, the joint team immediately moved to the location mentioned. As a result, attempts to smuggle 254 kilograms of marijuana were thwarted. In fact, to trick the officers, hundreds of packages of prohibited items were disguised by piles of durian fruit.

"We are assisted by the North Sumatra Regional Police in developing and procuring 254 kilograms of cannabis in North Sumatra," Nana said in Jakarta, Wednesday, January 22.

1.3 tons of dry marijuana ready for distribution (Rizki Adytia Pramana / VOI)

Hundreds of kilograms of cannabis evidence, redevelopment carried out from the statements of the suspect who had been arrested, said that the illegal items were obtained directly from the farmers who planted them.

So, the joint team immediately looked for the existence of a cannabis field. It's just that, finding its existence is not an easy matter. Because, the location is in the middle of the forest and very remote.

It took about 3 hours for the joint team to go down the rocky road by car, and then it was continued by walking for 6 hours on a path surrounded by thatch.

In fact, the journey to find the existence of the cannabis field was temporarily stopped. Because, a member of the West Jakarta Metro Police, Brigadier Ilham fell into a ravine. Luckily, his life can still be saved. The roots of a large tree held his body as it slid to the bottom of the cliff.

The joint team temporarily suspended the search for cannabis fields. Then, choose to save his comrades first. After about 1 hour of delay, the journey continued.

After breaking through the weeds, the 5 hectare field was found. Ready-to-harvest marijuana trees with a height of about 150 to 200 centimeters are visible in front of the eye. Furthermore, the joint team immediately destroyed it by burning it.

"If we estimate that 5 hectares of evidence is around 60 tons of marijuana. So the results of this disclosure are quite large," said Nana.

Even though we have found the cannabis field, development is still being done. Meanwhile, for the suspects, harsh sentences await. This is because they were charged under Article 114 paragraph 2, a subsidiary of Article 111 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph 1 of RI Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics with the threat of life imprisonment.