Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency has confirmed the arrest of three foreigners who are believed to have been operating a drugs lab in a village just outside of Ubud.
Officials from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) briefed journalists about a clandestine laboratory in Bali Island, Indonesia, which was managed by foreign nationals and illegally producing dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a hallucinogenic drug. (ANTARA/Rolandus Nampu)
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) revealed on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that an illegal laboratory in Bali Island, which was found producing dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a hallucinogenic drug, was managed by several foreign nationals.
During a raid conducted on July 18, 2024, BNN officers nabbed three Filipinos, BNN’s law enforcement deputy, Insp Gen I Wayan Sugiri, said. Meanwhile, a hunt was launched for a Jordanian citizen, identified as AMI, he added.
The National Narcotics Agency, known as the BNN, has confirmed that Bali has become the primary target for international drug kingpins
This is not the first clandestine narcotics lab to be uncovered in Bali in 2024. In May, a huge drugs lab was raided in Canggu. The operation, also run by foreigners and supported by Indonesian nationals, was being run from a tourism village in the heart of the resort.
Speaking at a press conference, the BNN Head Commissioner General Marthinus Hukom warned of how Bali has become a target for transnational drug lords in their international operations.
He stated, “These findings must not be undermined as they have sounded the alarm bell for Bali and other regions in Indonesia as well because international drug syndicates could also target them as places of clandestine labs.”
Bali Arrests Foreigners Found To Be Running Drug Lab In Ubud
