Indonesian officials deny marijuana farm cover-up after drone video emerges of cannabis crops


Drone footage shows a man carrying cannabis crops during a police raid on 10 hectares of marijuana plantation in Aceh, Indonesia in March 2019. -- Photo: AFP

JAKARTA (SCMP): Indonesia has rejected claims that public servants were involved in large-scale marijuana cultivation near the eruption-prone Mount Semeru in East Java, stating that a recent video that exposed the crops was from an anti-drug drive conducted last year.

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said officials had no role in managing the plantation inside the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.

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