Drug crimes don’t stop just because we’re in the middle of a pandemic, as dozens of arrests made by the Bali Police between Aug. 15 and 30 have revealed.
Muhamad Khozin, who heads the drug crimes unit at the Bali Police, said authorities uncovered 55 drug trafficking cases during the period and arrested 71 suspects in total.
Crystal meth, weed, and ecstasy pills were among the evidence authorities had seized, along with illegal cosmetics.
Khozin said drug cases are most prevalent in Denpasar city, and added that authorities are still investigating whether the illegal items were produced in Bali or sourced from elsewhere.
Authorities also declared Kedonganan in Badung regency and Sidatapa village in Buleleng regency as red zones for narcotics.
“The way I see it, there’s rising cases of drug trafficking in Bali compared to before. In just 15 days we were able to uncover 55 cases,” Khozin said.
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