The fuel crisis in Bali has been exploited by a number of people\nseeking to make a profit. Bali Police have detained 21 people, including\nlabourers, online motorbike taxi drivers and students, for selling\nPertalite at inflated prices through social media.<\/p>\n
They were not regular fuel retailers. However, the crisis tempted\nthem to sell Pertalite at prices far above normal in pursuit of\nprofit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe backgrounds vary: there are labourers, online motorbike taxi\ndrivers, members of the public and students. They saw the current\nsituation as an opportunity to make a profit,\u201d said Bali Police Special\nCrimes Investigation Director, Senior Commissioner Wisnu Prabowo, at a\npress conference at the Bali Police Special Crimes Directorate on\nSaturday (17 October 2026).<\/p>\n
The people detained came from eight police jurisdictions. Five were\narrested by Denpasar City Police, four by Klungkung Police, two each by\nJembrana, Karangasem and Badung Police, and one each by Buleleng,\nGianyar and Bangli Police.<\/p>\n
They advertised Pertalite on Facebook Marketplace, where it was sold\nfor around Rp50,000 to Rp200,000 per 1.5-litre mineral water bottle.<\/p>\n
Police seized a total of 753 litres of Pertalite from the group, as\nwell as money from the sales. Each seller had earned an average of\nhundreds of thousands of rupiah. One had made Rp1.8 million from selling\nPertalite during the crisis.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, police considered the sellers to be small-scale\nresellers. They will face administrative sanctions, including a\nrequirement to report to police, as well as social sanctions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would also like to add that, in addition to administrative\nsanctions, the perpetrators will still be required to report,\u201d Wisnu\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/opportunists-exploit-balis-fuel-crisis-for-profit-1792234215", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }