Military finds marijuana field

Military finds marijuana field

JAKARTA: A military platoon discovered a marijuana plantation
during a routine patrol in the Aceh district of Seulimeum, in
Aceh Besar regency.

The Indonesian Military said in a statement the plantation,
covering two kilometers, was operated by the separatist Free Aceh
Movement (GAM).

Several alleged GAM members who were guarding the plantation
became involved in a firefight with the soldiers before being
arrested. Soldiers also found a hand grenade and marijuana seeds.

A military spokesman in Aceh, Lt. Col. Erie Soetiko, said GAM
was growing and selling marijuana to fund its armed movement.
Earlier, a group of Air Force elite troops discovered hectares of
marijuana plants near Malikul Saleh airport in Lhokseumawe. --
Antara