Jayapura police destroy 77.41 g of ganja seized at Sentani airport
Jayapura district police burned 77.41 g of ganja (cannabis) on 13 November 2026, evidence from two smuggling cases at the departure X-ray of Sentani International Airport. The two suspects had hidden the ganja in their trousers; 42.1 g came from one case and 35.31 g from another.
🇮🇩 Bandara Internasional Sentani, Jayapura, Papua · Indonesia
Jayapura district police destroyed 77.41 g of cannabis-type narcotics evidence
on 13 November 2026 at the Jayapura police headquarters.[1]The destruction
was witnessed by the Jayapura prosecutors’ chief, Dewintha Faradilah Ismail, and
the suspects’ legal adviser Takwa.[1]The cannabis had come from two smuggling
cases uncovered in October 2026 at the departure SCP X-ray screening of Sentani
International Airport.[1]In the first case, opened by police report
LP/A/23/X/RES.4.2/2026 on 6 October 2026, officers seized42.1 g of ganja from a
33-year-old man, K.D.M.[1]In the second case, opened by report
LP/A/28/X/RES.4.2/2026 on 19 October 2026, officers seized 35.31 g of ganja from
a 35-year-old man, M.F.[1]The suspects hid the ganja in the pockets of their
trousers to deceive airport security officers.[1]
The entire 77.41 g of evidence was destroyed by being burned.[1]The narcotics
unit’s chief, Iptu Daniel Ohei, said the police would tighten surveillance at
strategic transport hubs such as Sentani airport, which is frequently targeted
for cross-region narcotics smuggling.[1]
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Photo of the 77.41 g of ganja destroyed by Jayapura district police. Photo: Tribun Papua/IstimeraPhoto details
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The Kepahiang District Attorney's Office destroyed 509.3 grams of ganja and 24.6 grams of crystal methamphetamine from evidence in 31 general criminal cases whose verdicts had become final, in the yard of its office on 12 November 2026. It was the second such destruction carried out in 2026, covering cases handled between July and November of that year.
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