News:2026-09-30/Enforcement/east-java-police-arrest-a-man-for-growing-about-148-cannabis-plants-in-a-greenhouse-at-his-home-in-sidorenggo

News record30 September 2026Enforcement

East Java police arrest a man for growing about 148 cannabis plants in a greenhouse at his home in Sidorenggo

Kompas reported that the narcotics directorate of the East Java Regional Police arrested a 33-year-old man at his home in Sidorenggo village, Ampelgading, in Malang Regency and seized about 148 cannabis plants growing in a greenhouse in his yard. According to the directorate's head, speaking on 30 September 2026, the man had grown the plants for about three months from seed given to him by a friend who is now being sought, and said they were for his own use. He was charged under the 2009 narcotics law.

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Date30 Sep 2026

CategoryEnforcement

CountryIndonesia

State / provinceEast Java

District / areaMalang Regency

LocalitySidorenggo

AgencyEast Java Regional Police, Directorate of Narcotics

Coordinates-8.23, 112.91

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-09-30 Enforcement East Java police arrest a man for growing about 148 cannabis plants in a greenhouse at his home in Sidorenggo Kompas reported that the narcotics directorate of the East Java Regional Police arrested a 33-year-old man at his home in Sidorenggo village, Ampelgading, in Malang Regency and seized about 148 cannabis plants growing in a greenhouse in his yard. According to the directorate's head, speaking on 30 September 2026, the man had grown the plants for about three months from seed given to him by a friend who is now being sought, and said they were for his own use. He was charged under the 2009 narcotics law. https://surabaya.kompas.com/read/2026/10/01/092940678/polda-jatim-tangkap-warga-malang-karena-tanam-ganja-di-pekarangan-rumah Indonesia East Java Malang Regency Sidorenggo 8° 13' 48.00" S, 112° 54' 36.00" E event site East Java Regional Police, Directorate of Narcotics