Sukabumi City Police narcotics investigators uncovered 41 drug and restricted-medicine cases over the previous three months.[1] Police detained 45 suspects who mostly acted as couriers and dealers.[1] The 45 suspects face layered charges carrying a minimum of five years in prison up to life imprisonment.[1] Police presented the results at Sukabumi City Police headquarters on 12 November 2026 alongside local leaders, where officers also destroyed seized illegal liquor.[1]
Only one of the 41 cases involved ganja, alongside 27 methamphetamine cases, one ecstasy case, one psychotropic case and 11 restricted-medicine cases.[1] Police said they seized 522 grams of ganja as part of the wider haul.[1] Officers also seized 18 digital scales, 45 mobile phones and Rp 690,000 in transaction cash.[1] Police estimated the combined seized narcotics were worth about Rp 930 million on the illicit market.[1] Police claimed disrupting the trade could save about 56,550 people, a figure given for all drugs together, not cannabis alone.[1] Officers destroyed 2,135 bottles of seized illegal liquor of various brands.[1]
Police said Cikole and Citamiang districts had the most cases, with seven each.[1] Suspects told investigators they entered the trade because of economic pressure and the prospect of quick profit.[1] Dealers used drop-off placements and direct transactions to evade officers.[1] The dealing had run for about three to four months, and in some cases up to a year.[1]
