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The Kompas.com article, the cited source, places the operation in "dua lokasi berbeda di Kecamatan Sunggal, Kabupaten Deli Serdang" (in English: two different locations in Sunggal subdistrict, Deli Serdang regency). It describes officers investigating "di sepanjang Jalan Medan–Binjai" (in English: along the Medan–Binjai road) before stopping the car. It names a second site as "kawasan Medan Krio, Kecamatan Sunggal" (in English: the Medan Krio area, Sunggal subdistrict). This news item carries one map pin (3.47, 98.72) for both sites.

Attribution

The Kompas.com article says the case "berawal dari informasi mengenai sebuah kendaraan yang diduga membawa ganja dari Aceh menuju Kota Medan" (in English: began with information about a vehicle suspected of carrying cannabis from Aceh to Medan). It describes the two men stopped in the car as "warga Aceh" (in English: residents of Aceh). Both statements are in the article's own narration, not in the director's quoted words. The headline of this news item calls the cannabis Aceh cannabis.

These notes were written after this news item was published. Éloise 03:53, 7 October 2026 (+07)