On Monday 9 November 2026, the Padang Lawas prosecutor’s office destroyed evidence that had obtained final legal force in the side yard of its office.[1][2] The exercise covered evidence from 64 criminal cases with final and binding court decisions.[3] Of the 64 cases, 44 were narcotics cases, 18 were crimes against persons and property and two were public-order cases, together comprising 214 evidence items.[3][4] Padang Lawas Regent Putra Mahkota Alam Hasibuan, regional secretary Panguhum Nasution and agency heads attended, alongside district police chief AKBP Dodik Yulianto and prosecutors’ personnel.[1][2]
The narcotics portion comprised 171 items, namely 277.10 grams of sabu, 12.16 grams of ganja and 18 ecstasy pills.[3][4] The submitted account gives the same breakdown of 277.10 grams of sabu, 12.16 grams of ganja and 18 ecstasy pills.[1] The district attorney and the district police chief destroyed the sabu evidence with a blender, watched by the regent and a South Tapanuli anti-narcotics agency representative.[3][2]
District attorney Hasbi Kurniawan said the destruction was part of the prosecution’s authority to execute final court decisions.[3][2] Intelligence chief T. Bastanta Tarigan said the 44 narcotics cases meant about 70 percent of the destroyed evidence came from drug cases.[1] Regent Putra Mahkota Alam Hasibuan described the destruction as the prosecution’s commitment to eradicating narcotics and other crimes.[1]
The ganja and the other evidence were burned and destroyed on site, while the sabu and ecstasy pills were dissolved in hot water and blended.[4]
ANTARA reports the destroyed ganja weighed 12.16 kilograms, where the other accounts of the ceremony gave 12.16 grams.[2] Regent Putra Mahkota Alam Hasibuan said the destruction was not merely a closing ceremony for the cases but a guarantee that the evidence would not fall into the wrong hands or be misused.[2]
