Soap Opera Actor Randa Septian Arrested In Bali

Release of the case of the arrest of artist Randa Septian for marijuana / Denpasar Police Public Relations DOK

DENPASAR - Muhammad Randa Septian (28) was arrested with his colleague Arthur Augoest H. Aruan (31) for a marijuana case.

Randa Septian is a soap opera player Ksatria Pandawa 5 and he starred in the soap opera Heroes Katropolitan.

"He is a national artist, in soap operas on TV," said Head of the Denpasar Police Narcotics Unit I AKP Sutriono at the Denpasar Police Headquarters, Bali, Monday, January 31.

Randa Septian was arrested at a hotel in the Kuta area, Badung Regency, Bali on Friday, January 7. Police previously received information on drug transactions.

The police also arrested Randa Septian and found marijuana during a search.

"According to the suspect's statement, the evidence belonged to him and was purchased from someone called Abed for Rp. 300,000 in the Canggu area, North Kuta," he added.

The two suspects, according to AKP Sutrisno, took marijuana using an online motorcycle taxi. Marijuana is then consumed in the hotel.

"For the suspect Arthur, he has consumed cannabis narcotics since 2017. Meanwhile, the suspect Randa has only consumed marijuana once," he said.

The evidence that was secured was marijuana with a net weight of 0.72 grams, 1.52 grams of tobacco packets, bongs and cigarette rolling equipment.

"He (Randa Septian) is a user and he wants it because he wants to use it, so try it. When he came to Bali for about a week, he tried (marijuana)," he said.

Randa Septian and his friends were charged with Article 111 paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.