30-year-old expat, Rayan Jawad Endri Bitar from France, was arrested Monday (21/12) by Bali police for possessing firearms and narcotics. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) An investigation of the expat began when officers received information about drug trafficking in Badung, North Kuta. Collected evidence led the officers to a French man residing …
Crime
A 23-year-old man named Oki Santoni and a 24-year-old man named Denny Hidayat from Mataam, Lombok attended a virtual trial on Thursday (17/12) after being arrested for selling fake rapid test documents. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) The suspects were arrested by police after issuing illegitimate rapid test documents with non-reactive results …
A 21-year-old woman working as a prostitute (initials MIS) has filed a police report after being sexually assaulted by an on-duty police officer. She was accompanied by her lawyer at Bali Police Department on Friday (18/12). The woman’s lawyer, Charlie Usfunan explained that his client previously worked at a hotel in Badung District and became …
A 38-year-old trans woman, Jimi Wibowo (Maria) from Cirebon, West Java has been arrested on Saturday evening (12/12) for damaging a car belonging to her expat friend. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) The trans woman was allegedly upset with her expat friend, and damaged his car on Jalan Raya Seminyak Gang Ratu, …
A woman decided to chase and fight two men who snatched her phone while riding a motorbike in Gianyar. The incident occurred as the victim was riding her motorbike solo in Bedulu Village, Blahbatuh Gianyar on Thursday night (11/12). Two unidentified men suddenly approached, also on a motorbike, and snatched her cell phone from the …
A 23-year-old woman was robbed by two unidentified men on a motorbike on Sunset Road. The incident occurred as the victim was getting dropped backed to her hotel in Kuta by a Grab motorbike, after attending a party at Shishi Bali, Jalan Petitenget Seminyak on Thursday night (10/12). Illustration (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I …
Seven minors and two adults were found begging on traffic lights in Denpasar on Thursday (10/12). The Public Civil Service Police have sent the underage children to Social Services. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) During an interview with the Head of Denpasar Public Civil Service, Dewa Sayoga, said the minors were spotted …
A robbery took place at a villa in Sayan Village, Ubud on Tuesday afternoon after the occupants left their home. Police are perplexed as to how the robbery occurred in broad daylight and an investigation is ongoing. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) The Head of Banjar Sayan Village, I Made Dwi Prayoga …
Maulana Aldi from Banyuwangi, East Java has been arrested for trafficking underage women in Bali. Police began their investigation after receiving a report from parents of the victims on Wednesday (2/12). The victims were identified as two 16-year-old women (initials NKT and NMF). During an interview on Saturday (5/12) The Head of Denpasar Criminal Investigation …
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Bali Province has arrested a man with connection to an international crime and drug network in Malaysia. The suspect was caught in Badung with 100 grams of crystal meth. Officers arrested the 46-year-old Malaysian (initialed RD) after he made his way into Bali from Guangzhou, China, making stops in Singapore …
Police officers have shot two men, Agus Suginyo and Wahyu Cadra Aditya, as they made an attempt to smuggle stolen motorbikes at Gilimanuk Port on Sunday (29/11). (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) The Head of Denpasar Police Department, Kompol I Dewa Putu Anom Danujaya, explained that the officers began the operation after …
Five men were on trial at the Gianyar Courthouse, Bali on Wednesday Nov 18th 2020 after getting arrested for selling local liquor (Arak). The Judge of Gianyar Courthouse, Wawan Edi Prastiyo felt sorry for the defendants after learning they have been going through tough times when they lost their job due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. …