Pasaman Barat district police arrested a 35-year-old labourer identified as MK on the night of Monday 8 March 2021.[1] The arrest took place behind the suspect’s house in Jorong Sungai Talang, Nagari Koto Baru, in Luhak Nan Duo district.[1] A second outlet names the detained labourer as Kodor, aged 35, from Jorong Sungai Talang in Nagari Koto Baru, Luhak Nan Duo.[2]

Officers seized four large packages of dried cannabis weighing about 3.5 kilograms.[2] Police also seized an orange sitting scale, a white plastic sack and a large white plastic bag, with the cannabis wrapped in yellow tape.[1] Police said the operation followed a public tip about dried-cannabis distribution in the Sungai Talang area.[1] The suspect and the seized goods were taken to Pasaman Barat police headquarters for further investigation.[1]

Police said the labourer was accused of distributing cannabis and cited Articles 114(2) and 111(2) of Law No. 35 of 2009.[1] The second outlet reported that he faced up to 20 years in prison.[2]