Crypto Transactions, This Is The Mode Of Bule Narcotics Crime In Bali

Head of BNN Martinus Hukom (ANTARA/Rolandus Nampu)

Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Martinus Hukom revealed the mode of narcotics crime involving foreigners in Bali.

"We found a modus operandi of drug trafficking using advanced technology," said Martinus, Tuesday, July 15.

He explained that foreigners who are involved in illicit drug trafficking in Bali often use sophisticated equipment, such as blockchain (distributed big books) to avoid patrols by officers.

Where by using advanced technology, drug trafficking becomes easier through social media without having to meet face-to-face between goods owners, couriers and customers. Once there is an agreement, the item is placed somewhere with a certain code, then ends with a transaction using cryptocurrency (cryptocurrencycurrency).

Martinus highlighted the behavior of the Russian and Ukrainian foreigners who were the actors behind the crime.

The mafias use chatbots from the Telegram application in certain formats.

"Uniknya, kurirnya sudah membuat zona-zone di Bali. Misalnya di daerah Sanur, Kuta formatnya begini. Akira penjahat dari luar membelahkan wilayah operasionalnya menjadi zona-zone seperti itu," kata dia.

According to the Head of BNN, Bali's appeal to become a drug black market was proven by the discovery of a drug laboratory (clandestine) and an indoor cannabis garden that had been revealed by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and the National Police Headquarters.

Broadly speaking, Indonesia faces the challenges of drug trafficking from two large networks, namely Golden Triangle (Myanmar, Laos and Thailand), and Golden Crescent (Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan).

In addition, the Sinaloa-Mexico cartel has shown signs of developing in Bali.

Martinus said drug kingpins from abroad usually use various methods to control the drug illicit market in Bali, one of which is by renting villas, land or the like.

"There are so many conversions in the function of land occurring in Bali. I do not prohibit it from everyone. But remember We have several times found a laboratory clanestin that is used as a hotbed of drug crimes in Bali," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

Therefore, he said, the Bersinar village program (cleaning from drugs) can build awareness, internalize values to fortify indigenous peoples from seeing drug crimes.

"We must be able to separate people who come here to travel from people who cover themselves from traveling even though they are designing crimes. Don't let the criminals in Bali," he concluded.