The South Tangerang district prosecutor’s office (Kejari Tangsel) destroyed confiscated evidence from 70 general criminal cases with final, binding judgments on Monday, 9 November 2026.[1][2][3] Its head, Aditya Rakatama, said the exercise carried out court rulings ordering that the evidence be confiscated for destruction and could not be used again.[1][2]
Of the 70 cases, 46 involved narcotics, six the health law, five child protection and five theft.[1][2][4][3] The rest covered firearms and bladed weapons, assault, consumer protection and other offences.[1] The destroyed narcotics included 26.6792 grams of ganja, the Indonesian term for cannabis.[1][2][4][3] The total also included 240.8887 grams of sabu, crystal methamphetamine, 917.2894 grams of sinte, a synthetic drug, six ecstasy pills and 254 etomidate items weighing 717.43 grams.[1][2] Officers also destroyed 75,613 illegal pills, 12 mobile phones and four bladed weapons.[1][2][3]
The ganja, sinte and etomidate were burned, while the sabu and ecstasy pills were dissolved in water, blended and sent into a drain.[1][2][4] The phones were smashed with hammers and the bladed weapons cut with a machine.[1][2] Aditya said destroying the drugs was meant to stop them being misused or circulating again in the community.[1][2]
Ronny Bona Tua Hutagalung, the office’s intelligence chief, said it would keep carrying out every court ruling, including on confiscated property with final legal force.[1]
The office’s head, Aditya Rakatama, said the prosecutor’s office would keep carrying out every court ruling, including on confiscated property with final legal force.[2]
The ceremony was held on the prosecutor’s office premises in Serpong, which the account names as the venue.[4]
