Riau police destroy 17.77 kg of cannabis; 10 suspects held
Riau police destroyed 17.77 kg of cannabis alongside 82.79 kg of methamphetamine seized in four international-network cases. Ten suspects accused of acting as controllers and couriers face continuing investigation.
Riau provincial police destroyed drug evidence from four international-network
cases uncovered during Operasi Sarang Narkoba (OSN), its anti-drug operation.[1]Ten people were named as suspects in those cases.[1]Investigators
described the suspects as alleged controllers and couriers who received or
collected narcotics in Dumai and Bengkalis for distribution in Riau.[1]Investigators said they were continuing to develop the cases to find other
suspects and trace the wider network.[1]
The evidence destroyed totalled 100.55 kilograms.[1]It comprised 82.79 kg of
sabu-sabu (methamphetamine) and 17.77 kg of ganja (cannabis).[1]Police
estimated the combined haul was worth about Rp149.73 billion.[1]Riau police
chief Inspector General Arman Achdiat announced the destruction in Pekanbaru on
28 October 2026, calling it a commitment to eradicating narcotics trafficking
and protecting the public.[1]
The four cases were investigated by the provincial drug-investigation
directorate with Kampar and Kuantan Singingi district police, with support from
the military, the Riau narcotics agency, Riau customs and the public.[1]Before destruction the evidence was examined by the Riau police forensic
laboratory, then destroyed by machine after officers signed the destruction
record.[1]
Photos and video
Riau police destroying seized narcotics evidence on 28 October 2026.Photo details
The Rp149.73 billion valuation covers the combined methamphetamine and cannabis haul and cannot be attributed to cannabis alone.
The 82.79 kg of sabu-sabu is methamphetamine, not cannabis, and is excluded from the cannabis weight above.
The source does not separate how the 10 suspects or the four cases divide between the cannabis and methamphetamine portions.
The original seizure dates and places for the four cases are not given beyond Dumai and Bengkalis as collection points; 28 October 2026 is the destruction date.
Only one account of this event was opened; no second source confirming the figures was found.
The published photo caption describes the combined 100.55 kg narcotics destruction, so it does not show the cannabis portion alone.
Jayapura prosecutors destroyed evidence from 41 final criminal cases on 10 November 2026, including 21 cannabis cases. The destroyed cannabis weighed 0.21 grams, alongside sabu and other criminal evidence.
Kejari Banda Aceh destroyed evidence from 69 general criminal cases with final court judgments in Banda Aceh on 10 November 2026, including 13.27 grams of ganja. The exercise also covered methamphetamine and other contraband, witnessed by local officials and the Sharia Court deputy chair.
Kejari Humbang Hasundutan destroyed evidence from 10 general criminal cases with final court judgments in Doloksanggul on 10 November 2026, including 16.44 grams net of dried ganja. The exercise also covered methamphetamine and tools such as machetes and a bong, and was witnessed by police, military, court and religious representatives.
Kejari Salatiga destroyed evidence from 33 criminal cases with final court judgments at a state vocational school in Salatiga on 10 November 2026, including 587.16 grams of ganja, as thousands of students watched. The same exercise covered methamphetamine, gorilla tobacco, 1,193 illegal pills, phones and firecracker explosives.
