Galang police arrested 51-year-old Sarifudin Lubis, also called Udin Dono, for carrying dried ganja allegedly meant for distribution.[1] The arrest took place in Galang district, Deli Serdang, on Friday 30 October 2026.[1] Lubis is a resident of Huta Durian village, Bintang Bayu district, Serdang Bedagai.[1] Police acted after receiving information about his suspected ganja-carrying activity for distribution.[2]

Officers seized about one ons (100 grams) of dried ganja, along with a motorcycle, a bag and a black Redmi mobile phone.[1] The stop occurred at about 13.00 on Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan in Galang Kota, where officers found the dried ganja in a black plastic package inside his black backpack.[3] Under questioning, Lubis said the ganja was his, bought from a man named Robet for Rp550,000 on Jalan Besar Galang-Pagar Merbau.[1]

The operation is independently described as the arrest of a 51-year-old man, SL alias UD, with about one ons of dried ganja.[4] Galang police chief AKP Doli Suryanto Silaban confirmed the arrest and said the suspect and all evidence were handed to the Deli Serdang police drug investigation unit.[1]