Tanah Karo Police uncovered a cannabis field of 33 plants at the Julun Tapin farmland in Cinta Rakyat village, Merdeka subdistrict, Karo Regency, North Sumatra.[1]
The 33 plants, including roots, stems and wet leaves, were seized after the narcotics unit found the field on Saturday 7 February 2026; the cannabis grew 35 cm to 110 cm tall inside a chilli plantation, with a total net weight of 1,200 grams, Tanah Karo police chief AKBP Pebriandi Haloho told detikSumut.[1] Officers detained a 27-year-old local man with the initials KS as the suspected grower; he faces the narcotics law, and police urged Karo residents not to plant, store or distribute drugs in any form.[1]