1-hectare cannabis field with 200 kg plants destroyed in Aceh Besar
Aceh Besar police uprooted and destroyed a cannabis field of about one hectare in the hills of Desa Pulo, Seulimeum, on 1 November 2026, seizing about 200 kg of plants. No suspects, arrests or charges were reported; police said the remote site was hard to reach and urged public tips on cannabis cultivation.
🇮🇩 Desa Pulo, Mukim Lamteuba, Seulimeum, Aceh Besar · Indonesia
Aceh Besar district police destroyed a cannabis field found in the hills of Desa
Pulo, Mukim Lamteuba, Seulimeum, on Sunday 1 November 2026.[1]The destruction
operation ran from 12.00 to 14.30 Western Indonesian Time.[1]
Police estimated the field at about one hectare and the uprooted cannabis plants
at about 200 kilograms.[1]The hillside plants were between one and two metres
tall.[2]Officers reached the forest hillside site after travelling about
seven kilometres from their departure point.[2]
Aceh Besar police chief AKBP Chairul Ikhsan, through narcotics unit head Iptu
Syahrul Akhyar, said the site was far from settlements and difficult to reach.[2]Syahrul said officers pulled up all the cannabis plants they found and
destroyed them on the spot.[2]Police described the operation as part of
efforts against narcotics abuse and trafficking, especially cannabis cultivation
in its jurisdiction.[2]Police asked residents to report any cannabis planting
or drug trafficking in their neighbourhoods.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Area
1 ha
Cannabis
200 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Living plants
Activity
Trafficking, Cultivation
Setting
Field, Forest or wild land
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
habanusantarahabanusantara.netIDPolres Aceh Besar Musnahkan Satu Hektare Ladang Ganja di Perbukitan Seulimeum, 200 Kg Tanaman Dicabut
MeuligoeAcehmeuligoeaceh.comIDPolres Aceh Besar Musnahkan Ladang Ganja 1 Hektare di Seulimeum, 200 Kg Tanaman Dibakar
Open questions the AI reported
No plant count was published, only an estimated weight of about 200 kilograms.
No suspects, arrests, charges or court outcome were reported.
The text gives a number of plants ("200 kg of plants") but the figures have no plants_destroyed; check whether it belongs there.
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Arrested 4Charged 3Plants destroyed 150,000Area 122.9 ha
