News:2026-04-24/Enforcement/polda-sumsel-destroys-20-hectare-empat-lawang-cannabis-network

24 April 2026

Indonesia eradication campaigns (2026)

Enforcement

Indonesia·South Sumatra·Empat Lawang·Batu Jungul, Muara Pinang

Polda Sumsel destroys 20-hectare Empat Lawang cannabis network

Polda Sumsel and Polres Empat Lawang destroyed 20 hectares of cannabis at Desa Batu Jungul in Muara Pinang district, Empat Lawang regency, South Sumatra, on 24 April 2026, in a follow-up operation to the 13 February 2026 raid on the same site. Officers seized 220 kg of dried, packaged cannabis in 11 sacks, plus four motorcycles, land ownership documents and field maps. The network organiser, identified as PD alias Pinhar, was arrested at a bus terminal on Jalan Gubernur H. Bastari in Palembang before the field operation. Polda Sumsel narcotics director Kombes Pol Yulian Perdana said the network had operated since 2024, distributing cannabis from Empat Lawang to Palembang and on to Java. Four further suspects are on the wanted list. Investigation began in February 2026 following the earlier raid. The suspect is charged under Article 111 paragraph (1) of Law 35/2009 on Narcotics.

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2026-04-24 Enforcement Polda Sumsel destroys 20-hectare Empat Lawang cannabis network Polda Sumsel and Polres Empat Lawang destroyed 20 hectares of cannabis at Desa Batu Jungul in Muara Pinang district, Empat Lawang regency, South Sumatra, on 24 April 2026, in a follow-up operation to the 13 February 2026 raid on the same site. Officers seized 220 kg of dried, packaged cannabis in 11 sacks, plus four motorcycles, land ownership documents and field maps. The network organiser, identified as PD alias Pinhar, was arrested at a bus terminal on Jalan Gubernur H. Bastari in Palembang before the field operation. Polda Sumsel narcotics director Kombes Pol Yulian Perdana said the network had operated since 2024, distributing cannabis from Empat Lawang to Palembang and on to Java. Four further suspects are on the wanted list. Investigation began in February 2026 following the earlier raid. The suspect is charged under Article 111 paragraph (1) of Law 35/2009 on Narcotics. https://news.detik.com/berita/d-8462314/polda-sumsel-bongkar-ladang-ganja-20-hektare-di-empat-lawang-sita-220-kg-ganja Indonesia eradication campaigns (2026) Indonesia South Sumatra Empat Lawang Batu Jungul, Muara Pinang 3° 39' 0.00" S, 103° 4' 12.00" E Polda Sumatera Selatan