Police of the narcotics unit (Satresnarkoba) of Salatiga district police[1] arrested a 59-year-old man who was growing cannabis on the roof of his house in Kelurahan Tingkir Tengah, Kecamatan Tingkir, Kota Salatiga, on Thursday 5 November 2026.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] He lived in the Perumahan Mekar Elok housing estate.[3][4][5] Several other Indonesian outlets reported the arrest.[9]

On the rooftop officers found cannabis at every stage of growth, from seeds and seedlings to bushy plants ready for harvest, along with dried cannabis.[2] They took 85 pots of plants[2][3][4][5][6][7], 7.01 grams of cannabis seeds and 15.48 grams of dried cannabis.[3][5][6][7]

Salatiga police chief AKBP Afrito Marbaro announced the arrest[3][7], and narcotics chief AKP Joko Iskandar said one person was held and taken with the evidence for questioning.[10][6] The man told investigators he grew the cannabis for his own use and did not sell it.[10][3][4][7]

Investigators said they were still establishing why he grew it, where the seeds came from, how long he had been growing it, whether any was sold and whether others were involved.[2] Police said he faces Article 111(2) of Law Number 35 of 2009 on Narcotics with Law Number 1 of 2026 on criminal penalties.[2][3][6]