Aceh police burn 3.6 tons of marijuana seized since 1996
Police in Aceh destroyed 3.6 tons of dried marijuana in Banda Aceh on 1 September 2001, evidence collected in raids from 1996 to 2001 across six regions. Officers said more stocks were held back for ongoing cases and pledged to keep destroying crops to break circulation.
Police in Aceh province destroyed some 3.6 tons of dried marijuana on Saturday, evidence seized in drug raids between 1996 and 2001.[1]The destruction took place in Banda Aceh, Aceh.[1]Comr. Laksa Widiyana said the evidence had been collected in Pidie, Sabang, East Aceh, North Aceh, Southeast Aceh and South Aceh.[1]
Widiyana said much more marijuana could not be destroyed because it was linked to cases still under investigation or being tried.[1]He said Aceh Police were trying to break the cycle of narcotics circulation in the province.[1]He added that marijuana grows well in Aceh and that security officers would strive to destroy the plants so the young generation would not be poisoned by drugs.[1]
Case data
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Jayapura prosecutors destroyed evidence from 41 final criminal cases on 10 November 2026, including 21 cannabis cases. The destroyed cannabis weighed 0.21 grams, alongside sabu and other criminal evidence.
Kejari Banda Aceh destroyed evidence from 69 general criminal cases with final court judgments in Banda Aceh on 10 November 2026, including 13.27 grams of ganja. The exercise also covered methamphetamine and other contraband, witnessed by local officials and the Sharia Court deputy chair.
Kejari Humbang Hasundutan destroyed evidence from 10 general criminal cases with final court judgments in Doloksanggul on 10 November 2026, including 16.44 grams net of dried ganja. The exercise also covered methamphetamine and tools such as machetes and a bong, and was witnessed by police, military, court and religious representatives.
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.
