Police arrest suspected courier over 12 kg cannabis in Bandung
Police in Kabupaten Bandung arrested a 27-year-old man at a rented room in Dayeuhkolot on 28 October 2026 and seized 12 kilograms of cannabis sent from Medan. He was charged under the narcotics law, which carries up to 20 years in prison, and police are investigating whether the shipment was meant for someone inside a prison (lapas).
🇮🇩 Kampung Cikanyang Kidul, Dayeuhkolot, Kabupaten Bandung · Indonesia
- Arrested
- 1
- Charged
- 1
- Cannabis
- 12 kg
Police in Kabupaten Bandung arrested a man they identified as AR, 27, on
suspicion of dealing cannabis.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] They detained him at his rented room in
Kampung Cikanyang Kidul, Dayeuhkolot, on Wednesday 28 October 2026.[1]
Officers seized 12 kilograms of cannabis that police said had been sent from
Medan and secured in the Kiaracondong area.[1][2][7] The case began with drug
transactions police detected at Kiaracondong bus terminal in Bandung city.[1]
Bandung police chief Commissioner Tri Suhartanto announced the case at a press
conference on 30 October.[1][3][6] He said AR was suspected of planning to send the
cannabis to someone inside a prison, known in Indonesia as a lapas.[1] Police
said they were still investigating the distribution route and others involved.[1][9][6]
Police said AR was paid Rp2 million for the job.[9][4] IDN Times reported the
payment as Rp2 million for each kilogram he distributed.[1] AR told police
this was his second run; on the first he carried a suitcase with about 6
kilograms of cannabis.[9] Police said he also consumed cannabis, brewing it as
a tea.[9][3][6][10][11] He told them he had not drunk the brew before officers arrived.[9]
Police charged AR under Articles 114(2) and 111(2) of the 2009 Narcotics Law.[1][2][3][4][5][6][11] The offences carry up to 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of Rp10
billion.[1][9][2]
Police in Kabupaten Bandung arrested a man they identified as AR, 27, on suspicion of dealing cannabis.[2] Officers seized 12 kilograms of cannabis that police said had been sent from Medan and secured in the Kiaracondong area.[2] He said AR was suspected of planning to send the cannabis to someone inside a prison, known in Indonesia as a lapas.[2] Police said they were still investigating the distribution route and others involved.[2] Police said he also consumed cannabis, brewing it as a tea.[2] The offences carry up to 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of Rp10 billion.[2]
Officers went to Jalan Kiara Condong No. 411 in Kiaracondong, Bandung city, at about 04:00 on Thursday 29 October 2026.[3][4][5][6][11][8] There they found a purple suitcase holding 12 packages of cannabis weighing about 12 kilograms.[3][4][5][6][11][8] Police suspect a man identified as ALF alias BU controlled the distribution from inside a lapas, an Indonesian prison.[3][4][5][6][11] AR told police that ALF alias BU ordered him to collect and store the cannabis packages.[3][4][11] Police estimated the market value of the 12 kilograms at Rp250 million.[3][4][5][6][11][8]
At the rented room, officers found two black plastic bags and a teapot holding dried stems and branches believed to be cannabis, one rolled joint and a red iPhone.[4] Police put ALF alias BU, the suspected controller, on their wanted list and said they were hunting him.[4]
The arrest took place at about 19:00 on 28 October 2026.[5][6][7][11]
Sources
- Polisi Bekuk Pengedar 12 Kg Ganja di Bandung, Diduga Pasok ke Lapas. IDN Times Jabar, 30 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Ganja 12 Kg Asal Medan Gagal Beredar di Bandung, 1 Orang Ditangkap. detikJabar, 30 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Modus Teh Ganja Terungkap di Bandung, Polisi Sita 12 Kg dan Telusuri Kendali dari Lapas. WestJavaToday.com, 30 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Dikendalikan dari Lapas, 12 Kilogram Barang Bukti Ganja Disita Polresta Bandung. Jurnal Polisi, 30 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Polresta Bandung Sita 12 Kg Ganja, Diduga Dikendalikan dari Lapas. Headline.co.id, 31 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Polresta Bandung Ungkap Peredaran 12 Kg Ganja dari Lapas. Lensa Hukum, 31 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Terbongkar! Jaringan Ganja 12 Kg di Bandung Diduga Dikendalikan dari Lapas. PenaKu.ID, 30 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Polresta Bandung Sita 12 Kg Ganja, Peredarannya Diduga Dikendalikan dari Dalam Lapas. INDOARTNEWS.COM, 1 November 2026. In Indonesian.
- Satres Narkoba Polresta Bandung Ungkap Peredaran 12 Kilogram Ganja. RRI.co.id, 30 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Polresta Bandung Ungkap Modus Konsumsi Teh Ganja, Sita 12 Kilogram. Jabar News, 31 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Polisi Bongkar Penyelundupan 12 Kg Ganja di Bandung, Tersangka Diduga Konsumsi Ganja Lewat Teh. Salingka Media, 31 October 2026. In Indonesian.
Open questions the AI reported
- IDN Times reported the payment as Rp2 million per kilogram, while RRI quoted police saying the Rp2 million was for the whole delivery.
- RRI described the seizure as 'more than 12 kilograms'; this report uses the 12 kilograms given by police and IDN Times.
- Neither report gives a court date, plea or sentence; police said the case was still under investigation.
- AR's earlier delivery of about 6 kilograms is a separate shipment and is not included in this event's figures.
- Both reports come from the same police press conference; no independent witness account was found.
- DetikJabar quotes police saying AR received Rp2 million for each kilogram he distributed, while RRI reported that the Rp2 million covered the whole delivery.
- DetikJabar describes AR as consuming the cannabis brewed as tea, while RRI reported that he had not yet drunk the brew when officers arrived.
- DetikJabar describes a public tip as the starting point, while the existing report says the case began with a transaction detected at Kiaracondong terminal.
- DetikJabar does not give the date of AR's arrest; the 28 October date in the report comes from IDN Times and RRI.
- West Java Today puts the rented house in Kampung Citamiang Kidul, Desa Cangkuang Kulon, while the report says Kampung Cikanyang Kidul; both name Dayeuhkolot in Kabupaten Bandung.
- West Java Today names ALF alias BU as the suspected controller inside the lapas but reports no arrest, charge or court step for him.
- The Jurnal Polisi photograph has no credit or descriptive caption beyond a WhatsApp filename, so its photographer is unknown.
- The article does not say when ALF alias BU was placed on the wanted list.
- PenaKu.ID places the rented room in Kampung Citamiang Kidul, while the existing report records Kampung Cikanyang Kidul.
- PenaKu.ID says a public report prompted the investigation, while other accounts identify a detected Kiaracondong transaction as the initial lead.
- Jabar News places the rented room in Kampung Citamiang Kidul, Desa Cangkuang Kulon; IDN Times names Kampung Cikanyang Kidul, while RRI specifies only Dayeuhkolot.
- The weight accounts differ: Jabar News says about 12 kg, IDN Times says 12 kg, and RRI says more than 12 kg; the existing report records 12 kg and leaves the RRI discrepancy open.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in IDN Times Jabar: Police in Kabupaten Bandung arrested a man they identified as AR, 27, on suspicion of dealing cannabis.
- Salingka Media reports that, after Law No. 1 of 2026, Articles 114(2) and 111(2) carry the death penalty, life imprisonment or up to 20 years, with the maximum fine increased by one-third; the report records up to 20 years and a maximum fine of Rp10 billion, following other outlets.
- Salingka Media gives Tri Suhartanto the rank of Inspector and calls him head of the Bandung district police, while the report and other outlets call him Bandung police chief Commissioner.
- The new source spells the rented-room village as Kampung Citamiang Kidul, while the existing report uses Kampung Cikanyang Kidul.
