Drugs squad accidentally gets locals high while burning marijuana mountain

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Community gets high as police destroy marijuana with massive bonfire

An Indonesian police force might want to rethink its drugs disposal policy after accidentally helping residents of one district get high as kite.

Destroying tonnes of marijuana in a big bonfire proved to be as reckless as it sounds as those witnessing the event started inhaling the fumes.

Journalists and locals began feeling dizzy as police officers, who were wearing masks, destroyed tonnes of marijuana stacked up in a field.

The fumes drifted into homes located near to the police station in West Jakarta, Indonesian news website kompas.com reports.

“I got a headache because I wasn't wearing a mask," said one journalist.

Drug-smuggling suspects Photo: Xinhua /Landov / Barcroft Media

Another reporter who started feeling dizzy said he had to sit down and have a cup

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