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Customs, police uncover major underground drug lab in Uluwatu, Bali
Previous joint operations between the Customs and Excise Directorate General and the National Police have uncovered clandestine narcotic laboratories in Jakarta, Semarang, Canggu, Medan and Malang.
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Customs and Excise director general Askolani (center), flanked by National Police' Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) chief Comr. Gen. Wahyu Widada (left) and Bareskrim vice chief Insp. Gen. Asep Edi Suheri, displays evidence on Nov. 19, 2024, which was acquired through a joint operation looking into an underground narcotics laboratory in Uluwatu, South Kuta district, Badung regency, Bali, during a press conference in Jakarta (Customs and Excise Directorate General/-)
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joint operation between the Customs and Excise Directorate General and the National Police has once again uncovered a clandestine narcotics laboratory producing hashish, Happy 5 and cartridge pods in Uluwatu, South Kuta district, Badung regency, Bali.
"We began to uncover the existence of this lab when the joint team of the Customs and Excise Directorate General and the Narcotics Crime directorate of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency [Bareskrim] revealed the illicit distribution of hashish in Yogyakarta in September 2024,” the directorate general’s communications and customer guidance director Nirwala Dwi Heryanto said in a press release on Tuesday.
“After gathering information, it was discovered that the hashish was produced in Bali."
Based on post-seizure analysis of previous clandestine lab cases, the team has reinforced surveillance on high-risk imports, including equipment, chemicals, and printing machines that could potentially be used for drug production.
Previous joint operations have successfully uncovered five clandestine labs in Jakarta, Semarang, Canggu, Medan and Malang.
"From the surveillance efforts, the joint team discovered several packages containing equipment and chemicals from China at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, which were suspected to be linked to Vila Wigo in Uluwatu, Bali, a location identified as a potential clandestine lab," Nirwala said.
During the raid on the location, the joint team arrested four Indonesian nationals, identified as MR, RR, N and DA, who were involved in the production and packaging of the narcotics.
