Four couriers stopped with 145 kg of cannabis on the Bukittinggi–Medan road
West Sumatra's provincial narcotics agency stopped two cars at kilometre five on the Bukittinggi–Medan highway in Agam before dawn on 10 May 2026 and seized about 145 kg of cannabis in seven sacks, arresting four men the agency said were escorting the load from Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra.
🇮🇩 Batang Palupuh, Agam Regency, West Sumatra · Indonesia
Before dawn on Sunday 10 May 2026, West Sumatra’s provincial narcotics agency halted a yellow
Toyota Agya and a silver Daihatsu Sigra travelling together on the Bukittinggi–Medan road at
Jorong Batang Palupuh, Nagari Koto Rantang, Agam regency.[1][2]Officers searched the Sigra and
found seven flour sacks covered in blue plastic containing cannabis.[1][2]
The agency put the seizure at about 150 kilograms on the scene and later reported 145,085.23 grams
(about 145 kg) in its nationwide Saber Bersinar tally.[1][2]Four men with the initials MI, DR,
NLP and AF were arrested as suspected couriers escorting the shipment from Mandailing Natal in
North Sumatra toward Minangkabau distribution points.[1][2]Investigators said the drivers were
watching the route while the drugs moved overland.[1]
National BNN said the case was one of several uncovered under Operasi Saber Bersinar in May 2026.[2]The suspects face Indonesia’s narcotics trafficking articles, which can carry the death penalty.[1]
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Kompas initially reported about 150 kg at the roadside while the national BNN tally was 145,085.23 grams; samples were set aside for laboratories and court exhibits.
The agency said a fugitive financier nicknamed TH controlled the network; he was not among those arrested.
Outlets gave the four detainees only initials, not full names or any sentence.
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Kejari Salatiga destroyed evidence from 33 criminal cases with final court judgments at a state vocational school in Salatiga on 10 November 2026, including 587.16 grams of ganja, as thousands of students watched. The same exercise covered methamphetamine, gorilla tobacco, 1,193 illegal pills, phones and firecracker explosives.
