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Good time in prison? Police find bongs, TV, mobile phones in Kerobokan raid
In a raid at a prison, officers discovered five bongs, 14 mobile phones, a power bank, a DVD player, a TV set, two rice cookers as well as six pairs of scissors, a hammer and a screwdriver.
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All clear: Two security guards stroll in front of the Kerobokan Penitentiary in Denpasar in June 2016. (Antara/Nyoman Budhiana) (Antara/Nyoman Budhiana)
Police and military conducted a massive raid at the Kerobokan Penitentiary in Bali on Friday night to look for drugs at the largest correctional facility on the island.
The operation involved more than 900 personnel from the National Police, the Indonesian Military (TNI), the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and the Law and Human Rights Ministry as well as prison guards, who searched the 15 prison blocks and all buildings inside the compound for two hours.
The team failed to find any narcotics, but they did discover five bongs, 14 mobile phones, a power bank, six scissors, a DVD player and a television, two rice cookers, a hammer and a screwdriver.
The corrections division head of the ministry’s Bali office, Slamet Prihantara, said a further investigation would be conducted to follow up on the findings. "We found bongs, but we did not find the [drugs], so it will be investigated. We will also ask for assistance from the police," Slamet said.
Kerobokan prison warden Tonny Nainggolan said the raid had been conducted to prepare the prison for Nyepi, the Day of Silence, next week, as well as in view of the legislative and presidential elections in April. "We hope the elections will be held in a conducive manner," Tonny emphasized.
Denpasar Police chief Sr. Comr. Ruddi Setiawan, who led the raid, appreciated the prison’s initiative to conduct the raid. "This is very good to prevent drug trafficking inside the prison," he said.
