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

News record8 September 2026EradicationIndonesia eradication campaigns (2026)

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.

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Date8 Sep 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofIndonesia eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryIndonesia

State / provinceHighland Papua

District / areaPegunungan Bintang

LocalitySiminbuk

AgencyKogabwilhan III; Polres Pegunungan Bintang

Plants eradicated1,347

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates-4.90, 140.60

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

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 4° 54' 0.00" S, 140° 36' 0.00" E Kogabwilhan III; Polres Pegunungan Bintang 1347