BNN burns 15,000 cannabis plants on 3.5 hectares in Seulawah hills
BNN Aceh officers with soldiers and police destroyed about 3.5 hectares of ready-to-harvest cannabis, some 15,000 plants, in the Mount Seulawah hills on 22 October 2020. The plants were burned on site and no grower was caught.
🇮🇩 Mount Seulawah hills, Seulimeum district, Aceh Besar · Indonesia
The National Narcotics Board of Aceh province, with soldiers of the Indonesian military and police officers, destroyed about 3.5 hectares of cannabis fields in the hills of Mount Seulawah, in Seulimeum district of Aceh Besar, on 22 October 2020.[1]Officers found about 15,000 ready-to-harvest stems and burned the plants on the mountain slopes.[1]The head of BNN Aceh, Heru Pranoto, took part in the operation alongside the joint personnel.[1]
The plantation’s owner was not caught during the raid, and the report names no suspects or arrests.[1]ANTARA’s photographers documented officers piling up the uprooted plants before they were set on fire.[1]
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BNN Aceh officers with soldiers and police gather cannabis plants before burning them in the Mount Seulawah hills on 22 October 2020. Photo by Ampelsa for ANTARAPhoto details
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