On 15 September 2026, Aceh Besar police destroyed cannabis plants on a wooded hillside in Desa Pulo, Seulimeum subdistrict, during Operation Antik Seulawah II.[1][2] Officers found about 3,500 plants across roughly one hectare, with plants 1 to 2 metres tall; RRI said the hillside was about a five-kilometre trek from the team’s starting point.[1][2] Police uprooted the plants and destroyed them at the site, while an unspecified portion was kept for investigation and legal proceedings, RRI reported.[1]

AtjehLifeNet said 52 combined police personnel participated and named operations chief AKP Ferdian Chandra; both reports say police were investigating who was responsible for the field.[1][2] Officers described the action as part of the 2026 Anti-Drug Seulawah II operation against cultivation and drug distribution in Aceh Besar.[1][2] The reports do not say whether anyone was arrested, identify a grower or give a weight for the plants removed.[1][2] Their photographs show officers in the cannabis plot and a uniformed officer holding an uprooted plant.[1][2]