Police seize 11 cannabis plants and arrest a man in Kuala
Police in Langkat arrested a 35-year-old man and seized 11 growing cannabis plants from a field in Garunggang, Kuala, on 10 August 2026. The suspect said he had planted them and had dry cannabis leaves in a sack in a hut.
🇮🇩 Garunggang, Kuala, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra · Indonesia
After receiving public information about suspected cannabis plants, Polsek Kuala investigated a field in Desa Garunggang, Kecamatan Kuala, Langkat Regency, on 10 August 2026.[1]Officers arrested SH, 35, and secured 11 cannabis plants that were still growing.[1]
During initial questioning, SH admitted planting the cannabis in the field and said he kept dry cannabis leaves in a plastic sack in a hut.[1]Police first took him and the evidence to Polsek Kuala and then transferred the case to the Langkat police narcotics unit for investigation.[1]
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Police and a detained man standing among cannabis plants in the Garunggang field.Photo details
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