Metro Jaya narcotics detectives arrested courier YT at the Jagorawi toll-road rest area on 31 October 2026.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Officers caught him carrying 44.1 kilograms of cannabis at the time.[1][15][16][17][2][3][4][18][5][6][7][8][9][19][10][11][12][13][14] Police said they had followed him overland all the way from Mandailing Natal in North Sumatra before stopping him on the toll road.[20][16][11]

Police said the cannabis originated in Mandailing Natal and was moved by land across the Bakauheni-Merak ferry crossing.[21][16][3][4][6][8][10][22] They said the load was intended for distribution in Depok and Tangerang.[20][17][18][7][9][10][11][12][23][14] Police said YT had already delivered 50 kilograms and 44 kilograms in two shipments in July 2026, making the October load his third.[20][16][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][10][11][12] They said he was promised Rp 1 juta for each kilogram he carried.[20][17][18][5][7][9][10][11][12][14]

Police charged YT under Article 114 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 111 paragraph (2) of Narcotics Law No. 35 of 2009, which carries five to 20 years in prison.[1][15][17][3][4][6][8][9][11] Police said they had identified the alleged controller, initialled K, who is on the wanted list and is being pursued.[20][17][18][7][9][10][11][12][14]

At a press conference on 3 November 2026, drug director Bismo Teguh Prakoso said the 44.1 kg seizure equated to saving 132,440 lives at 0.3 grams per person.[15][11] He estimated the seizure saved Rp2.648 trillion in rehabilitation costs at Rp20 million per person for six months of rehabilitation.[15]

Police said they received information from the public about the cannabis distribution before arresting the courier on the Jagorawi toll road.[3][6][7][14]

The seized 44.1 kg was wrapped in packages sealed with brown tape.[7] YT is now detained at the Polda Metro Jaya detention facility.[7]

Bismo said the disclosure was part of the National Police chief’s priority programme on eradicating drug dealers.[8][12][14]

Officers followed the courier after receiving the public report and the earlier-case information before he was stopped.[22] According to his own account, YT left Mandailing Natal at night several days before the arrest.[22]