Seizure6 November 2025verifiedCET-QBXKXG

BNN burns 69 tonnes of cannabis in North Aceh

Six plots covering 6.5 hectares in Teupin Reusep, North Aceh, held about 97,000 cannabis plants and 69 tonnes wet weight; 151 personnel destroyed them in place on 6 November 2025. The village is one of four alternative-development pilot sites where BNN is trying to move growers to legal crops.

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BNN MUSNAHKAN 69 TON GANJA DI ACEH UTARA. bnn.go.id. 6 November 2025; six plots, 6.5 ha, 97,000 plants, 69 t wet, 151 personnel; GDAD pilot site.

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