Padangsidimpuan police arrested fish trader PD alias L, a recidivist from Kampung Jawa in Padangsidimpuan Selatan, early on Thursday over suspected cannabis abuse.[1] Narcotics chief AKP Juli Purwono said officers arrested him at about 00:40 WIB at warung Abdi in Kampung Jawa.[1] SIGNAL24 reported that the man was 62 and that the stall is on Jalan Yos Sudarso in Wek IV, Padangsidimpuan Selatan.[2] They found him sitting inside the stall.[2] The neighbourhood head, Abdi Lubis, who also owns the stall, witnessed the search.[2]

Police seized cannabis with a gross weight of 68.20 grams, made up of one black plastic bag holding 58.23 grams and five packets weighing 9.97 grams, together with one white plastic bag.[2] Purwono said officers took from the suspect one black plastic bag of cannabis with a gross weight of 58.23 grams and five packets with a gross weight of 9.97 grams, plus one white plastic bag.[1] Officers found the cannabis hidden in his trousers.[1] He told officers he had obtained the cannabis from a man identified only as A, who remained under investigation.[1]

The arrest followed a public tip, and an operational team led by Aipda Sugianto went to the stall to check it.[2] The team moved toward the location at about 00:15 WIB.[2] Other accounts of the police operation described the same arrest as suspected cannabis distribution.[2] Police chief AKBP Noval N.G. Desky confirmed the disclosure through Purwono.[3] Officers examined witnesses and prepared an interrogation report.[3] The suspect and the evidence were taken to the Padangsidimpuan narcotics unit for further legal process.[1]