Indonesia eradication campaigns (2020)
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Indonesia eradication campaigns (2020) covers cannabis eradication reporting from Indonesia during 2020. The documented record centres on Mandailing Natal in North Sumatra, where joint forces destroyed two multi-hectare field complexes in June and October, together the earliest documented operations at what later reporting shows to be the repeatedly replanted Tor Sihite hill complex.
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Documented operations
In June, BNNP Sumut with Polres Mandailing Natal and Kodim 0212/Tapanuli Selatan announced the destruction of about eight hectares of cannabis in Panyabungan Timur district: roughly four hectares at Gunung Tujuh and two at Tor Sihite, both near Desa Banjar Lancar, plus two hectares at Desa Suroboyan, put at some 8,000 plants in total. No arrests were reported.[1]
On 1 October a joint force of 122 personnel from BNN, Polri and TNI destroyed a six-hectare complex of about 25,000 plants across three sites at Desa Rao-Rao Panjaringan, Tambangan district, in protected forest at about 1,017 metres. BNN put the standing crop at ten tonnes and traced the operation to an investigation of suspected planting in the Tor Sihite hill range.[2]
Timeline
| Date | Category | Event | Province | Regency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News:2020-10-01/Enforcement/joint-force-of-122-personnel-destroys-six-hectares-of-cannabis-at-rao-rao-panjaringan | 1 October 2020 | Enforcement | Joint force of 122 personnel destroys six hectares of cannabis at Rao-Rao Panjaringan | North Sumatra | Mandailing Natal |
| News:2020-06-10/Enforcement/bnnp-sumut-burns-eight-hectares-of-cannabis-across-three-site-groups-in-mandailing-natal | 10 June 2020 | Enforcement | BNNP Sumut burns eight hectares of cannabis across three site groups in Mandailing Natal | North Sumatra | Mandailing Natal |
See also
References
- ↑ "BNN Sumut Musnahkan 8 Hektare Ladang Ganja di Mandailing Natal". Liputan6 (in Bahasa Indonesia). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Petugas Gabungan Musnahkan 6 Hektar Lahan Ganja di Mandailing Natal". BNN (in Bahasa Indonesia). Badan Narkotika Nasional. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2026.