A German national, identified only by the initials ABL (35), is under arrest in Bali after being taken into custody at a private villa in Cemangi Village, in Badung Regency at 10:15 pm on Monday 05 July 2021.
At the time of his arrest, the German had 108 packets of cocaine weighing a total of 282,91 grams and one packed of hashish in his possession. Police put the street value of the narcotics at Rp. 1.5 billion.
Police raided the villa after receiving reports from neighbors that the villa was the scene of frequent parties attended by foreign nationals, despite official guidelines discouraging public gatherings. Police had the villa under surveillance for one month before making the arrest.
Drug abuse and trafficking have dragged Indonesia into a more serious situation, as several state apparatuses were found guilty of drug crimes.
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Badung police chief, Adjunct Sen.Coms.Roby Septiadi. (ANTARA/Ayu Khania Pranisitha) Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA) - A police officer from Mengwi police precinct in Badung district, Bali province has been discharged from duty and detained over his alleged role in dealing drugs.
He has been discharged from his duties before being dismissed from the police service, Badung police chief, Adjunct Sen.Coms.Roby Septiadi, said.
He said the officer was arrested in Denpasar on May 8, 2021 for drug dealing, but did not divulge his identity.
The Denpasar police s anti-drug squad seized 84 grams of crystal methamphetamine from the suspect at the time of arrest, he added.
The two men, dressed in orange, were shown to journalists at a news conference.
Kenneth Daniel Kutsch, a British man who has a hotel business on neighbouring Lombok island, and his Indonesian partner Ni Ketut Dewi Seniwati were arrested in the car park of a restaurant in Bali on May 7 after residents reported narcotic transactions in the area, police said.
Badung police chief Roby Septiadi said officers seized 223 grams (7.9 ounces) of marijuana from Kutsch and his partner.
British national Kenneth Daniel Kutsch, right, and Italian national Francesco D’Alesio during a police press conference in Badung, Bali (AP)
Badung police said they also arrested Italian tourist Francesco D’Alesio for possession of 94 grams (3.2 ounces) of cocaine valued at 400 million rupiah (£19,000) on May 13.