Kodam Iskandar Muda destroys 50 hectares of cannabis in Nagan Raya
A joint Kodam Iskandar Muda team destroyed an estimated 50 hectares of cannabis fields in protected forest at Blang Meurandeh, Nagan Raya, Aceh, on 8 July 2026. ThreeNews reported plants aged 15 days to four months, with some ready for harvest; Metro TV separately reported about 300 tonnes of wet cannabis destroyed.
🇮🇩 Blang Meurandeh village, Beutong Ateuh Banggalang, Nagan Raya, Aceh, Indonesia
A joint team from Kodam Iskandar Muda destroyed an estimated 50 hectares of cannabis fields in
protected forest at Blang Meurandeh village, Beutong Ateuh Banggalang, Nagan Raya, Aceh, on
Wednesday 8 July 2026.[1][2]
ThreeNews said the fields contained plants ranging from 15 days to four months old and that some
had reached harvest age.[1]Metro TV reported that the team destroyed about 300 tonnes of wet
cannabis described as ready for harvest.[2]
ThreeNews said the operation involved about 70 personnel and required a 70-kilometre vehicle trip
followed by a seven-kilometre walk to the site.[1]Metro TV said the team walked for about seven
hours through difficult terrain and that investigators were still trying to identify the field’s
owner and the network behind it.[2]
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Kodam Iskandar Muda personnel clear and burn cannabis plants in the Nagan Raya field.Photo details
ThreeNews reported about 70 personnel, while Metro TV reported 60, so no personnel count is recorded.
ThreeNews said only some plants were ready for harvest, while Metro TV described about 300 tonnes as wet cannabis ready for harvest; the weight is retained as the separate Metro TV estimate.
The reports say the owner or owners were still being investigated and name no arrest or suspect.
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Officers in Aceh uprooted thousands of cannabis plants to their roots and burned them on site to cut off the production source. The account gives no precise location, exact plant count, field area or suspects.
A joint Bareskrim, BNN and Lhokseumawe police team destroyed about 18 hectares of harvest-ready cannabis at Alue Garut, Teupin Ruseb, Sawang on 2 November 2026 by burning the plants. Three suspected field owners aged 32 to 42, identified only by initials, were arrested.
A joint Polri-BNN operation destroyed 122.86 hectares of cannabis fields across North Sumatra and Aceh between 27 October and 2 November 2026. Four people were detained in North Aceh, with three named as suspects facing up to 20 years' imprisonment.
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