Police step up cannabis crackdown

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police in Aceh and North Sumatra this month are stepping up efforts to wipe out cannabis distribution in anticipation of the poppy harvest season.

A North Sumatra police source was quoted by Antara yesterday as saying that the last three months of the year are known as harvest months for cannabis growers.

In operations which began this week, authorities here have already seized over a dozen kilograms of cannabis leaves and plants. (mds)