News:2026-10-13/Enforcement/lueng-bata-police-arrest-a-man-found-watering-21-cannabis-plants-he-grew-in-a-neighbours-yard-at-batoh-banda-a

News record13 October 2026Enforcement

Lueng Bata police arrest a man found watering 21 cannabis plants he grew in a neighbour's yard at Batoh, Banda Aceh

Tirto reported that Lueng Bata police in Banda Aceh arrested a 43-year-old man on Tuesday 13 October 2026 after he was found watering cannabis plants in the yard of another resident's house in Gampong Batoh. Police seized 21 plants, 16 in polybags and five planted in the ground, which they said he had been growing there since August 2026 without the owner's knowledge. The owner had become suspicious of the plants and reported them to village officials, who found the man at the plants at about 14:00; he was taken to the Lueng Bata police station about an hour later.

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Date13 Oct 2026

CategoryEnforcement

CountryIndonesia

State / provinceAceh

District / areaBanda Aceh

LocalityBatoh

AgencyPolsek Lueng Bata

Plants eradicated21

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates5.54, 95.33

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-13 Enforcement Lueng Bata police arrest a man found watering 21 cannabis plants he grew in a neighbour's yard at Batoh, Banda Aceh Tirto reported that Lueng Bata police in Banda Aceh arrested a 43-year-old man on Tuesday 13 October 2026 after he was found watering cannabis plants in the yard of another resident's house in Gampong Batoh. Police seized 21 plants, 16 in polybags and five planted in the ground, which they said he had been growing there since August 2026 without the owner's knowledge. The owner had become suspicious of the plants and reported them to village officials, who found the man at the plants at about 14:00; he was taken to the Lueng Bata police station about an hour later. https://tirto.id/tanam-ganja-di-rumah-tetangga-pria-banda-aceh-ditangkap-polisi-hDP9 https://mmc.tirto.id/image/otf/1240x0/2026/10/13/ad-43-bersama-dengan-barang-bukti-yang-diduga-tanaman-ganja-6wv488.1791903121389 ratio-16x9.jpeg Indonesia Aceh Banda Aceh Batoh 5° 32' 24.00" N, 95° 19' 48.00" E event site Polsek Lueng Bata 21