If someone wants to hide forbidden goods, it might not seem like such a bad idea to secret them somewhere people would least suspect. However, that didn’t really work out for a civil servant, from Bali’s Bangli regency, identified by his initials NM, who was recently arrested for dealing and using drugs despite having hidden his stash in the offices of the Bangli District Government.
As reported by Tribun-Bali, NM was arrested after police received a tip-off that he has been dealing drugs around Bunutin Village in Bangli. Authorities tailed him on Monday and he was later caught with two packets of shabu (crystal meth).
“After we questioned him, the suspect admitted that he often divided up his drug stash into small packets, which he stored in the office of the legal department at Bangli District Government,” said I Gede Sudiarna, who heads the drugs agency at the Bangli Police, Tribun-Bali reported.
Police then found a bunch of evidence hidden in the archive room belonging to the legal department, including lighters, an electric scale and a bong.
“When we arrested him, many of his customers was sending him messages and asking ‘do you have the stuff?’” Sudiarna added.
NM reportedly told authorities that he’s only been dealing drugs for the past two months, and frequently changed the locations of were he conduct his illegal transactions, with customers paying him in cash.
“The transactions are always done outside, he’s never done it at the government building. There, he organizes and uses his supply, while also using it as a storage spot. He never kept it at home,” Sudiarna said.
Under Indonesia’s notoriously harsh drug laws, NM would face a maximum of 20 years in prison and a minimum fine of IDR 1 billion (USD 71,500).
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