15 arrested in Kampar week-long drug sweep; 1.2 kg ganja seized
Kampar narcotics police and five sub-district squads arrested 15 suspected drug offenders during a week-long operation in Riau from 5 to 11 November 2026. Police said the sweep also yielded 39.75 grams of methamphetamine, one ecstasy pill and 1.2 kilograms of dried ganja, and gave no breakdown between the 15 suspects.
Satresarkoba Polres Kampar and five sub-district police units arrested 15 people
suspected of narcotics offences during a week-long operation in Kampar Regency,
Riau.[1]The operation ran from 5 to 11 November 2026.[1]The squads
involved were Satresarkoba Polres Kampar and the police districts of Kampar
Kiri, Tapung, Tapung Hulu, Tapung Hilir and Tambang, led by the squad chief Iptu
Rifles.[1]
Police said they also seized39.75 grams of methamphetamine and one ecstasy
pill, neither of which is cannabis.[1]Officers also seized 1.2 kilograms of
dried ganja.[1]
Kampar police chief AKBP Boby Putra Ramadan said the disclosures were part of
the national police’s anti-narcotics campaign and a quick-win programme of the
national police chief, General Suyudi Ario Seto.[1]Boby said the force would
leave no room for illicit narcotics distributors in Kampar Regency.[1]Police
asked residents to help by reporting any suspicious activity linked to drug
misuse or distribution.[1]
Photos and video
Polres Kampar officers and sub-district police during the week-long operation that arrested 15 narcotics suspects. Photo: Dok. IstimewaPhoto details
Sukabumi City Police detained 45 suspects after uncovering 41 drug cases over three months, including one ganja case with 522 grams seized. Police presented the haul on 12 November 2026 and also destroyed 2,135 bottles of illegal liquor.
Padangsidimpuan police arrested a 62-year-old fish trader and recidivist, PD alias L, at a Kampung Jawa stall in the early hours of 12 November 2026. Officers seized 68.20 grams gross of ganja hidden in his trousers and said he named a supplier who was still being sought.
Satresnarkoba Polres Pekalongan arrested two men suspected of narcotics distribution on a roadside in Wiradesa on 10 November 2026, seizing 1.23 grams of methamphetamine and 0.64 grams of ganja. A search of a boarding house in Desa Kemplong found more ganja in a wardrobe, and both suspects were named under Article 114 of Indonesia's Narcotics Law.
Panyabungan police stopped a motorcycle on 10 November 2026 and detained a 25-year-old Agam man with 25 bales of dried cannabis. A companion was reported to have fled, and no charge has been filed.
