News:2026-10-09/Trafficking/papua-police-find-about-10-kg-of-cannabis-in-two-sacks-near-mayo-beach-resort-in-holtekamp-jayapura

News record9 October 2026Trafficking

Papua Police find about 10 kg of cannabis in two sacks near Mayo Beach Resort in Holtekamp, Jayapura

Antara reported that on Friday 9 October 2026, during "Operation Drug Den", Papua Police narcotics officers found about 10 kg of marijuana in rice sacks at an unfinished wooden hut near the Holtekamp area of Jayapura City. People seen near the hut escaped when officers approached. Nokenlive described the find as two sacks of dried cannabis in front of Mayo Beach Resort. Antara's report states that the drugs were smuggled through illegal pathways along the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border.

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Date9 Oct 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndonesia

State / provincePapua

District / areaJayapura

LocalityHoltekamp

AgencyPapua Police Narcotics Directorate

Coordinates-2.64, 140.78

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-09 Trafficking Papua Police find about 10 kg of cannabis in two sacks near Mayo Beach Resort in Holtekamp, Jayapura Antara reported that on Friday 9 October 2026, during "Operation Drug Den", Papua Police narcotics officers found about 10 kg of marijuana in rice sacks at an unfinished wooden hut near the Holtekamp area of Jayapura City. People seen near the hut escaped when officers approached. Nokenlive described the find as two sacks of dried cannabis in front of Mayo Beach Resort. Antara's report states that the drugs were smuggled through illegal pathways along the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border. https://en.antaranews.com/news/434900/papua-police-foils-10-kg-drug-smuggling-attempt-from-papua-new-guinea Indonesia Papua Jayapura Holtekamp 2° 38' 24.00" S, 140° 46' 48.00" E event site Papua Police Narcotics Directorate