News:2026-04-11/Enforcement/joint-patrol-finds-cannabis-at-two-sites-in-pegunungan-bintang

News record11 April 2026EradicationIndonesia eradication campaigns (2026)

Joint patrol finds cannabis at two sites in Pegunungan Bintang

A joint patrol of 29 personnel from the Damai Cartenz Operation Task Force, Pegunungan Bintang Sub-regional Police and the 751/VJS Infantry Battalion located cannabis at two sites in Pegunungan Bintang regency, Highland Papua, on 11 April 2026. The two-day patrol found 81 plants at Yunabol village in Oksibil district and 145 plants at Siminbuk village in Serambakon district, totalling 226 plants. Two men aged 57 and 27 were detained as witnesses. Spokesperson Senior Superintendent Yusuf Sutejo said both returned negative urine tests and have not been named as suspects.

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Date11 Apr 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofIndonesia eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryIndonesia

State / provinceHighland Papua

LocalityYunabol; Siminbuk

AgencyCartenz Operation Task Force

Plants eradicated226

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates-4.896191730560016, 140.59549462656366

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-04-11 Eradication Joint patrol finds cannabis at two sites in Pegunungan Bintang A joint patrol of 29 personnel from the Damai Cartenz Operation Task Force, Pegunungan Bintang Sub-regional Police and the 751/VJS Infantry Battalion located cannabis at two sites in Pegunungan Bintang regency, Highland Papua, on 11 April 2026. The two-day patrol found 81 plants at Yunabol village in Oksibil district and 145 plants at Siminbuk village in Serambakon district, totalling 226 plants. Two men aged 57 and 27 were detained as witnesses. Spokesperson Senior Superintendent Yusuf Sutejo said both returned negative urine tests and have not been named as suspects. https://inp.polri.go.id/artikel/joint-security-team-found-marijuana-plantation-in-bintang-mountains Indonesia eradication campaigns (2026) Indonesia Highland Papua Yunabol Siminbuk 4° 53' 46.29" S, 140° 35' 43.78" E Cartenz Operation Task Force 226 https://inp.polri.go.id/storage/uploads/gambar/artikel/img 69dcaf9846410 f3dea16e.webp