On 21 August 2024 the Bali Province National Narcotics Board (BNNP) presented two detained foreigners accused of trafficking hashish through different networks.[1][2] BNNP eradication chief Senior Commissioner I Made Sinar Subawa said the first case emerged on 22 July through joint work with Ngurah Rai Customs: a Latvian identified as VS was caught at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport with 440.41 grams of hashish and 977.83 grams of marijuana concealed in his bag.[1][2]
The second case surfaced on 31 July at a villa in Kemenuh Village, Gianyar, after public tips about drug activity in the area.[1][2] A Swede identified as SU had received an international postal parcel from Thailand containing four solid hashish items weighing 201.28 grams in total.[1][2]
Both men were held in temporary BNNP detention on charges under Indonesia’s Narcotics Law Number 35 of 2009, which provides long prison terms and heavy fines for trafficking or holding large quantities.[1] Subawa said hashish is frequently misused by foreigners in Bali, often originates in the Middle East, Pakistan, North Africa and Afghanistan, and is a Class I narcotic with very high THC content.[1]
