An Indonesian town was high on more than just life when police set fire to more than three tons of confiscated cannabis . Residents of Tangerang , 15.5 miles west of the capital Jakarta , reported suffering from headaches and dizziness after inhaling the tangy smoke given off by the bonfire . The 3.3 tons of marijuana were burned by Palmerah police at their subprecinct office in West Jakarta earlier this month . Indonesian police accidentally intoxicated the population of the entire town of Tangerang , 15.5 miles west of Jakarta , by holding a bonfire of 3.3 tons of confiscated marijuana outside a subprecinct office . The haul was valued at $ 1 million , according to Breitbart.com . Tangerang police chief Senior Commander Riad told The Jakarta Post his officers seized the stash in south Tangerang on February 2 . Police wore masks to protect them from the fumes but watching civilians were left unprotected . The smoke spread from the yard to surrounding residents ' houses . One resident named Deden said : ' I got a headache because I was n't wearing a mask . ' A journalist reported having to 'sit down and have a cup of tea ' to deal with the high . Officers also destroyed 1.8 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 2,538 ecstasy pills by blending them . The destruction of the illicit substances was witnessed by several officials from the West Jakarta municipality . A police officer throws packages of cannabis onto a fire in Banda Aceh , Indonesia , in August last year . That blaze destroyed two tons of the drug while the latest one in Tangareng burned 3.3 .
Residents of marijuana suffered headaches and dizziness from the bonfire . Pile of 3.3 tons was burned by Palmerah police at their subprecinct office . One journalist had to 'sit down and have a cup of tea ' to deal with the high . Police also destroyed 1.8 kilograms of crystal meth and 2,538 ecstasy pills .