Belarusian faces 9 years over 483 g of cannabis in Bali
Belarusian national Hleb Saroka, 30, was demanded nine years' prison and a Rp100 million fine at Denpasar District Court over 483.5 g of cannabis and 33.69 g of cocaine. Police say he collected the cannabis in Jimbaran in April and kept the cocaine in his Ungasan room; no verdict has been reported.
🇮🇩 Denpasar District Court, Denpasar, Bali · Indonesia
- Arrested
- 1
- Charged
- 1
- Cannabis
- 483.5 g
Prosecutor Finna Wulandari demanded nine years’ imprisonment for him.[1] The
prosecution also sought a Rp100 million fine.[2] His lawyer Lukman Hakim said
he will prepare a defence plea responding to the demand.[2]
Officers searching the package found seven packs of dried leaves suspected to be
cannabis.[2] Officers searching his lodging found a small clip plastic of
white powder containing cocaine inside his Adidas shoe.[2] Weighing recorded
483.5 grams net (525.8 grams gross) of cannabis and 33.69 grams net (34.56 grams
gross) of cocaine.[2] Bali Police forensic laboratory tests confirmed the
dried leaf, stem and seed samples contained cannabis listed as Category I
narcotics.[2]
Prosecutors said that about two weeks before the arrest a man named Egor, still
wanted, contacted Saroka to say he would send a package.[2] Denpasar police
officers acting on a public tip about a suspicious package secured Saroka when
he came to take it.[2] His urine tested positive for Ecgonine Methyl Ester, a
metabolite of cocaine.[2]
Sources
- Bawa 483 Gram Ganja dan 33 Gram Kokain, WNA Belarus Dituntut 9 Tahun Penjara. Radar Badung, 3 November 2026. In Indonesian.
- Simpan Ganja dan Kokain, WNA Belarus Dituntut 9 Tahun. NusaBali, 3 November 2026. In Indonesian.
Open questions the AI reported
- The nine-year prison term and Rp100 million fine are the prosecutor's demand; no verdict or sentence has been reported, with a defence plea expected at the next hearing.
- Radar Badung reports the fine's subsidiary as one year's imprisonment, while NusaBali reports 60 days if the fine is unpaid, with payment within one month; the report follows the subsidiary account but omits it from figures because no sentence has been imposed.
- The 33.69 grams net of cocaine is a non-cannabis component of the same mixed case and is excluded from the cannabis weight in figures.
- The arrest on 6 April 2026 is an earlier step of the same case; 3 November 2026 is the date of the latest prosecution step used as the incident date.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in NusaBali: Belarusian national Hleb Saroka, 30, faced a demand hearing at the Denpasar District Court on 3 November 2026.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in NusaBali: On 6 April 2026 Saroka came to a hotel reception in Jimbaran, Kuta Selatan, Badung at about 19.00 WITA to collect a package left there through witness Ali.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in NusaBali: His counsel said the foreign national has no family or friends assisting him in Indonesia and was confused about what steps to take.
