Five held as Samarinda police seize 20 kg of cannabis
Samarinda police arrested five suspects in a series of raids on 5-6 November 2026 and seized 20 kg of cannabis along with other drugs including ecstasy, synthetic tobacco and etomidate. All five were being interrogated at the Samapolresta audit hall, with a formal press conference planned for 13 November.
🇮🇩 Samarinda, East Kalimantan · Indonesia
Arrested
5
Cannabis
20 kg
Samarinda police narcotics unit arrested five suspects in a series of raids on 5
and 6 November 2026 at multiple locations in Samarinda, East Kalimantan.[1]Police seized20 kilograms of cannabis (ganja), 19.99 grams of ecstasy, 15
packets of synthetic tobacco and 20 pills of etomidate from the five suspects.[1]
The operations began on Thursday 5 November 2026 at around 20:00 WITA with the
seizure of ecstasy, followed by the cannabis seizure the next day.[1]
All five suspects were brought to the Samapolresta audit hall for ongoing
interrogation and further network development.[1]Samarinda police
spokesperson Ipda Arie Soeharyadi confirmed that the case would be formally
presented at a press conference led by the chief of police on 13 November 2026.[1]
Photos and video
Photo of the seized evidence from the Samarinda narcotics bust, showing 20 kg of cannabis and ecstasy. Photo: Tribun Kaltim / Gregorius Agung SalmonPhoto details
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Open questions the AI reported
The five suspects have not been formally charged; their roles in the network and the charges are to be announced at the 13 November press conference.
The report mentions only the cannabis weight (20 kg); the weights of the other seized substances (19.99 g ecstasy, 15 packets synthetic tobacco, 20 etomidate pills) are not converted to kilograms and are not included in the cannabis figure.
No figure for the value of the seized drugs was published.
The specific locations within Samarinda where the raids took place were not named in this report.
The Kepahiang District Attorney's Office destroyed 509.3 grams of ganja and 24.6 grams of crystal methamphetamine from evidence in 31 general criminal cases whose verdicts had become final, in the yard of its office on 12 November 2026. It was the second such destruction carried out in 2026, covering cases handled between July and November of that year.
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.
