News:2026-06-23/Eradication/satgas-yonif-753-atv-secures-169-cannabis-plants-at-tomka-in-oksamol

NewsEradication23 June 2026

Satgas Yonif 753/ATV secures 169 cannabis plants at Tomka in Oksamol

Part of Indonesia eradication campaigns (2026)

ANTARA reported that personnel of the border security task force of Infantry Battalion 753/ATV secured 169 cannabis plants at Desa Tomka in Oksamol district, Pegunungan Bintang regency, on 23 June 2026. The report described the plants as ready for harvest and said personnel uprooted them on the spot and handed them to the nearest police post for destruction. The commander of Joint Regional Defence Command III, Lieutenant General Lucky Avianto, said the plot was a logistics source for an armed group and that the crop was to be sold to the public after harvest, an attribution carried by no independent source. No arrests were reported, and no cultivated area was given.

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PlaceTomkaPegunungan BintangHighland PapuaIndonesia

Growing regionNew Guinea Highlands

Growing areaOksibil

AgencySatgas Pamtas RI-PNG Yonif 753/ATV

Plants eradicated169

Approximate location-4.91, 140.63

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2026-06-23 Eradication Satgas Yonif 753/ATV secures 169 cannabis plants at Tomka in Oksamol ANTARA reported that personnel of the border security task force of Infantry Battalion 753/ATV secured 169 cannabis plants at Desa Tomka in Oksamol district, Pegunungan Bintang regency, on 23 June 2026. The report described the plants as ready for harvest and said personnel uprooted them on the spot and handed them to the nearest police post for destruction. The commander of Joint Regional Defence Command III, Lieutenant General Lucky Avianto, said the plot was a logistics source for an armed group and that the crop was to be sold to the public after harvest, an attribution carried by no independent source. No arrests were reported, and no cultivated area was given. https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5619641/satgas-yonif-753-atv-amankan-ladang-ganja-di-oksamol-pegubin Indonesia eradication campaigns (2026) Indonesia Highland Papua Pegunungan Bintang Tomka New Guinea Highlands Oksibil 4° 54' 36.00" S, 140° 37' 48.00" E Satgas Pamtas RI-PNG Yonif 753/ATV 169