Local authorities in Central Aceh burned 371 kg of dried ganja leaves along with hundreds of bottles of alcohol in Takengon on Saturday 19 July 2008.[1] District head Nasaruddin called the burning proof of law enforcers’ seriousness against drugs and drink, and urged young people not to consume goods banned by the state and Islamic sharia.[1] Prosecutor Ahmad Darmansyah said 251 kg had been confiscated from 42 people convicted by the Takengon court and 120 kg collected in 2008 police operations, alongside 282 bottles of alcohol.[1]
Central Aceh burns 371 kg of seized ganja
Authorities in Central Aceh burned 371 kg of dried ganja leaves on 19 July 2008, most of it taken from 42 convicted drug offenders and the rest gathered in police operations that year. District head Nasaruddin presented the burning as proof of resolve against drugs and alcohol.
🇮🇩 Takengon, Central Aceh · Indonesia
- Cannabis
- 371 kg
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Case stage
- Convicted
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Cannabis
- 371 kg
- Agency type
- Police, Prosecutor
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis (371 kg)
- Setting
- Street or public place
- Case stage
- Convicted
Sources
- Antara (via OANA)oananews.orgHUNDREDS OF KILOGRAMS OF MARIJUANA DESTROYED IN ACEH
Open questions the AI reported
- Only one account of this destruction, an Antara dispatch, could be found.
