Entrepreneur in Bali Distributes Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Kuta Area

DENPASAR - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Bali High Prosecutor's Office tried an entrepreneur from Jimbaran, Andrie Juned Rizki, for alleged cases of narcotics trafficking in the form of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Kuta area. This case was tried at the Denpasar District Court on Tuesday.

The JPU of the Bali High Prosecutor's Office, I Dewa Gede Anom Rai, in his indictment revealed that this case began with the arrest of Gerhanto Bunsu, who was a network of the defendant Andrie Juned Rizki. Gerhanto was arrested by officers at his residence in the Tuban Gria area, Badung, on December 11, 2025. From the results of the development of the arrest, officers found a number of narcotics evidence which then led strongly to Andrie's involvement.

During the trial, the prosecutor revealed that a number of evidence was found in the hands of the defendant in the form of 12 tablets suspected of ecstasy with a net weight of 4.7544 grams. In addition, officers also seized one package suspected of cocaine with a net weight of 0.0515 grams, as well as several packages containing brown crystals suspected of MDMA type narcotics with a total net weight of several grams.

"From all the evidence found from the defendant Muslim Gerhanto. Then led to his confession that the goods belonged to the defendant Andrie," said the JPU in the trial.

The prosecutor said the two defendants were suspected of having carried out drug transactions in the Kuta area and its surroundings for a certain period of time. Because it was proven that they cooperated in this illegal business, the two were charged with committing drug crimes together.

For their reckless acts, the defendants are now threatened with a fairly heavy prison sentence, with a maximum imprisonment of several years behind bars.

"For their actions, the defendants are charged with violating Article 114 Paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 132 Paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a threat of imprisonment of up to 15 years," said the prosecutor.

The trial of this narcotics case will resume next week. The next agenda for the trial is scheduled for the examination of witnesses and evidence to further uncover the octopus network of narcotics distribution involving the local businessman.