Latvian And Swedish Citizens Arrested In Bali For Smuggling Hasis Drugs

BNNP Bali Public Relations DOC

The Bali Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) arrested two foreign nationals (WNA) from Latvia and Sweden who were involved in possession and circulation of hashish narcotics with different networks in Bali.

"The case of illicit trafficking of narcotics of the type of hashish involving the two foreigners was revealed by the BNN of Bali Province with a different mode," said Head of the Bali BNNP Eradication Division Kombes I Made Sinar Subawa, Wednesday, August 21.

The first case was revealed thanks to the collaboration between BNN Bali Province with Customs and Excise Ngurah Rai on Monday (22/7), involving foreigners from Riga, Latvia with the initials VS who smuggled 440.41 grams of hashish and marijuana as much as 977.83 grams net.

"The narcotics were hidden by the perpetrator in the bag he was carrying and revealed when VS passed the officer examination at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport," he said.

The second case that was successfully revealed by the Bali Province BNN occurred in (31/7) at a villa in the Kemenuh Village area, Gianyar Regency, Bali.

"The disclosure as well, said Subawa, is the work of the Bali Province BNN together with the Ngurah Rai Customs and Excise," he said.

The disclosure and arrest of the perpetrator began with public information regarding the abuse and illicit trafficking of narcotics in the area involving a foreigner with the initials SU from Skarholmen, Sweden.

"The modus operandi used by SU is through a package sent by Thailand's International Postal Parcel which after opening it there are four solids which are narcotics of the type of hashish," said Subawa.

After being weighed at the BNNP Bali office, the total weight of the drugs weighed 201.28 grams net.

For this incident, the two suspects are now in temporary detention at BNNP Bali with a criminal threat of Article 113 paragraph (2) or Article 111 Paragraph (2) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.

Subawa explained that in general in Bali, hasis is a popular narcotic and is often abused by foreigners. Hasis usually comes from the Middle East, Pakistan, North Africa and Afghanistan. Hasis has a very high THC content which has a refined effect and is included in class I narcotics

"Bali as a tourist destination for foreign tourists is one of the potential markets for illicit trafficking of narcotics from international networks," concluded Subawa.