BNN Officers Disguised As Package Couriers, Russian Foreigners Were Immediately Arrested For DMT Drugs From Ukraine

DENPASAR - Russian foreigners with the initials AG (32) were arrested by officers of the Bali Province National Narcotics Agency (BNN). This Russian foreigner buys this type of drug.

A foreign national (WNA) from Russia, AG (32), was arrested by the Bali Province National Narcotics Agency (BNN) officer, for allegedly ordering Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) drugs from Ukraine.

Head of BNN Bali, Gde Sugianyar Dwi Putra, said that the DMT-type drugs were imported from Ukraine through a package delivery service.

"The suspect is a Russian citizen with evidence of DMT 194.42 grams," said Head of BNN Bali Gde Sugianyar Dwi Putra, Friday, May 28.

The arrest of the Russian foreigner originated from a report by the Ngurah Rai Customs Officer on Wednesday, May 12. At that time, officers suspected that the contents of one of the packages came from Ukraine.

As the package passes through the x-ray machine, an image of a piece of wood is seen. "Through an x-ray machine (suspected) of narcotics class I type DMT," he added.

The officer immediately reported to BNNP Bali. Here the BNN officer takes over the handling by delivering the package to the destination address in the villa in the South Kuta area, Badung.

This package was received directly by foreigners from Russia. This foreigner also admitted to ordering from Ukraine. At that moment, this Russian foreigner was arrested

"DMT is a class I type of drug which has the highest hallucinatory effect among all types of drugs," he explained.

In addition, according to Sugianyar, during 2021 there were 3 foreigners who were arrested for using DMT drugs. two of them came from Russia and 1 person from Australia. The use of DMT drugs is known to be popular.

The DMT drug comes from the Ayahuasca tree which grows in South America and the powder from this plant is consumed by Amazonian tribesmen for ceremonies.

In addition, this illegal item has many names such as Spnte Molecule, Elf Spice, Dimitri, Fantasia, Businessman's Trip, Businessmans's Special forty-five-minute psychosis.

"We will tighten at the entrance to Bali, later we will cooperate with Customs and Excise," said Sugianyar.

Russian foreigners AG charged with Article 111 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.