97,000 cannabis plants destroyed in North Aceh
Indonesia's national narcotics agency led 151 officers into six fields near the village of Teupin Rusep and destroyed about 97,000 plants, some 69 tonnes by wet weight, on 6.5 hectares.
🇮🇩 Teupin Rusep, Sawang, North Aceh · Indonesia
- Plants destroyed
- 97,000
- Hectares
- 6.5
- Cannabis
- 69,000 kg
Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) destroyed cannabis growing on six fields around the village of Teupin Rusep, in the Sawang district of North Aceh.[1] The fields covered about 6.5 hectares and held an estimated 97,000 plants, with a wet weight of around 69 tonnes.[1]
The operation was led by the head of the BNN, Commissioner General Suyudi Ario Seto, and involved 151 people from the BNN, the army, the police, the civil service police, the prosecutor’s office, customs, and the local agriculture and forestry offices.[1] No arrests were reported.[1] Suyudi asked people to report any sign of drug use or trafficking to the authorities.[1]
Sources
- BNN Musnahkan 69 Ton Ganja di Aceh Utara. Metro TV News, 6 November 2025. In Indonesian. Archived copy.