Deli Serdang police hold 57 and seize 23.5 kg of ganja in October sweep
Deli Serdang police reported on 30 October 2026 that Operasi Sarang Narkoba, run from 9 to 29 October, produced 30 narcotics cases and 57 suspects. Officers seized 23,517.86 grams (23.5 kg) of ganja among a larger haul and valued the cannabis at Rp35,276,000.
🇮🇩 Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra · Indonesia
- Arrested
- 57
- Cannabis
- 23.51786 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- IDR 35,276,000
It produced 30 narcotics cases and seized 23,517.86 grams (23.5 kg) of ganja,
23,010.24 grams of methamphetamine and 42 ecstasy pills.[1] The ganja came in
two lots: 14,471.86 grams from suspects Risky Daulay, Abu Hafsy and Rudi Faisal
Lubis, and 9,046 grams from Venansius Eka Junaidi and Forman Asian April Purba.[1] Deli Serdang police chief Kombes Pol Muhammad said police estimated the
cannabis seizure had saved 94,071 lives and valued the ganja at Rp35,276,000.[1]
Of the 57 held, police classed 12 as bandar, or kingpins, nine as pengedar, or
dealers, and 36 as users.[2] The operation covered districts including Lubuk
Pakam, Tanjung Morawa, Pantai Labu, Batang Kuis and Galang.[3] The largest
methamphetamine find was 21,351.86 grams taken from suspect Alfa Reza.[3]
The results were presented at Deli Serdang police headquarters on Friday 30
October 2026 by police chief Kombes Pol Muhammad, with the head of the Deli
Serdang narcotics agency (BNNK) beside him.[1] Representatives of the Deli
Serdang regent, the Lubuk Pakam district court and prosecutor’s office, and
airport security attended.[1] The police chief said the operation was part of
the national police chief’s programme to suppress drug trafficking and restore
drug-affected areas.[1]
Sources
- Polresta Deli Serdang Ungkap 30 Kasus Narkoba, Sita 23 Kg Sabu dan 23 Kg Ganja. MedanBisnisDaily.com, 30 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Polresta Deli Serdang Ungkap 30 Kasus Narkoba, 57 Tersangka Diamankan dan Sita 46,5 Kg Narkotika. Mistar.id, 30 October 2026. In Indonesian.
- Polresta Deli Serdang Ungkap 30 Kasus Narkoba: 57 Tersangka Ditangkap dan 46,5 Kg Narkotika Disita. Sumutpost.id, 30 October 2026. In Indonesian.
Open questions the AI reported
- The reports give no charges against the 57 people, no court outcome and no breakdown of how many remained in custody.
- Medan Bisnis named ten districts covered, including Namorambe, while Mistar and Sumutpost named nine and left Namorambe out; the report names five districts without giving a count.
- The three reports appear to draw on the same police briefing, so the figures are the police's own and were not independently counted.
- The operation ran from 9 to 29 October 2026 and its results were announced on 30 October, the date used here.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Mistar.id: Police in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, held 57 people during Operasi Sarang Narkoba, a drug operation that ran from 9 to 29 October 2026.
