BNN Bali Arrests Russian Citizens Drug Dealers From Cocaine To MDMA

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DENPASAR - The Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) Bali arrested a Russian citizen named Evgenii Karamyshev who is suspected of being a dealer of various types of narcotics in Bali.

Head of the Bali BNNP Eradication Division Police Commissioner I Made Sinar Subawa said this Russian foreigner was arrested in front of a minimarket on Jalan Raya Uluwatu Jimbaran, South Kuta District, Badung Regency, Bali with evidence of narcotics types of hasis, marijuana, psilosin (dry herbal medicine), mefedrons, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA.

The perpetrator Evgenii Karamyshev admitted that he did not know about every order of the illicit goods to him because his job was only to stick narcotics to the coordinates ordered by his superiors. The drug order usually uses the Telegram application by targeting fellow Russian foreigners.

"Based on information from the perpetrators, he usually receives orders from his boss and then receives another order to be broken down in what denominations and will be distributed at the location coordinates," he said, Monday, December 23.

Evgenii Karamyshev admitted that he had been in this job for a year in Bali.

"In carrying out its role, the perpetrators often get wages in the form of cash taken at a location that has been sent to him via Telegram messages. The perpetrators also get wages in the form of Crypto Currency," he said.

Subawa explained that Evgenii Karamyshev was caught receiving an expedition package suspected of containing drugs from Thailand, namely 21 brown solids containing narcotics with a total weight of 223.15 grams on Monday, (16/12) at around 16.00 WITA in front of Circle K Jalan Raya Uluwatu Jimbaran, Badung.

Based on the results of the interrogation of EK, officers carried out developments to his residence, namely a boarding house located at Jalan Raya Uluwatu, South Kuta District, Badung Regency.

At his residence, officers managed to secure evidence of other types of drugs, namely hasis weighing 62.98 grams net, 10 small plastics containing marijuana, five plastic clips of dried fungus containing psilosin.

In addition, 36 plastic clips containing white brown crystals contain mefedron narcotics, a plastic clip containing shabu, a plastic clip containing white powder containing cocaine, two plastic clips containing MDMA narcotics.

"The suspect EK acts as a seller of goods. In carrying out his role, EK often gets wages / returns in the form of cash taken by EK in a location that has usually been sent to him via telegram messages," said Subawa.

For his actions, EK was charged with Article 114 paragraph (2) or Article 113 Paragraph (2) or Article 112 Paragraph (2) or Article 111 Paragraph (1) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 Year 2009 concerning Narcotics with the threat of being sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a minimum of six years and a maximum of 20 years.