Indonesia's Aceh authorities to ban marijuana-laced traditional dishes in restaurant

Officials of the National Narcotics Agency's (BNN) regional office in Aceh check on urine samples gathered from civil servants of the West Aceh regency office of the Religious Affairs Ministry on May 14, 2024. - Antara - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA (Jakarta Post/ANN): The Aceh office of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) is pushing the plan to prevent visitors and athletes coming to the province for the national sports competition unknowingly consuming marijuana as a result of eating Acehnese traditional dishes in restaurants.

Authorities in Aceh are planning to launch raids on restaurants in the province to seize food containing marijuana, as the conservative Muslim region is set to host the country’s largest sports event, the National Games (PON), in September.