News:2026-09-08/Eradication/tni-task-forces-destroy-1-347-cannabis-plants-at-siminbuk-in-pegunungan-bintang

NewsEradication8 September 2026

TNI task forces destroy 1,347 cannabis plants at Siminbuk in Pegunungan Bintang

Part of Indonesia eradication campaigns (2026)

ANTARA reported that military task forces under Joint Regional Defence Command III, together with Pegunungan Bintang regency police, located and destroyed 1,347 cannabis plants in forest near the village of Siminbuk in Serambakon district on 8 September 2026. According to the report the site was identified by aerial surveillance before ground units moved in to uproot and burn the crop. The commander of the command, Lieutenant General Lucky Avianto, said the plants were strongly suspected of having been cultivated by the Free Papua Organisation's Kodap XXV Bintang Timur, and the report carries no response from that organisation. No arrests were reported, and no cultivated area or weight was given.

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PlaceSiminbukPegunungan BintangHighland PapuaIndonesia

Growing regionNew Guinea Highlands

Growing areaOksibil

AgencyKogabwilhan III; Polres Pegunungan Bintang

Plants eradicated1,347

Approximate location-4.90, 140.60

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2026-09-08 Eradication TNI task forces destroy 1,347 cannabis plants at Siminbuk in Pegunungan Bintang ANTARA reported that military task forces under Joint Regional Defence Command III, together with Pegunungan Bintang regency police, located and destroyed 1,347 cannabis plants in forest near the village of Siminbuk in Serambakon district on 8 September 2026. According to the report the site was identified by aerial surveillance before ground units moved in to uproot and burn the crop. The commander of the command, Lieutenant General Lucky Avianto, said the plants were strongly suspected of having been cultivated by the Free Papua Organisation's Kodap XXV Bintang Timur, and the report carries no response from that organisation. No arrests were reported, and no cultivated area or weight was given. https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5731804/tni-temukan-1347-batang-ganja-di-hutan-pegunungan-bintang Indonesia eradication campaigns (2026) Indonesia Highland Papua Pegunungan Bintang Siminbuk New Guinea Highlands Oksibil 4° 54' 0.00" S, 140° 36' 0.00" E Kogabwilhan III; Polres Pegunungan Bintang 1347