Joint BNN, military and police personnel burned a 1.2-hectare marijuana field in Blang Manyak village, Sawang, North Aceh, on 21 August 2023, destroying more than 11,000 ready-to-harvest plants officers estimated at 5 tonnes.
🇮🇩 Blang Manyak village, Sawang, North Aceh · Indonesia
On 21 August 2023, joint personnel of Indonesia’s National Narcotics Board (BNN), the military and the police destroyed a marijuana field in Blang Manyak village, Sawang district, North Aceh.[1][2]
Officers found more than 11,000 ready-to-harvest plants spread over 1.2 hectares, which they estimated at about 5 tonnes, and burned the crop.[1][2] BNN narcotics director Kombes Pol. Guntur Aryo Tejo led the operation and set fire to the crops.[2]
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