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        "msgid": "police-close-two-bali-nightspots-suspected-of-drug-distribution-1776221518",
        "date": "2026-04-15 09:23:29",
        "title": "Police Close Two Bali Nightspots Suspected of Drug Distribution",
        "author": "Bali Update Editorial Team",
        "source": "BALIDISCOVERY",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Bali Provincial Police have ordered the closure of two popular nightlife venues, Delona Bar and N Co Living Bali, due to suspicions of their involvement in drug distribution as part of a nationwide anti-narcotics operation. The establishments have been sealed off with police lines, and investigations are ongoing, with authorities alleging that management may have facilitated the illicit trade. This action underscores Indonesia's intensified efforts to combat drug-related activities in tourist hotspots like Bali.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian National News Agency ANTARA and The Jakarta Globe\nreport that two popular late-night entertainment venues, Delona Bar and\nN Co Living Bali, have been ordered closed by the Bali Provincial Police\nunder suspicion that both establishments are heavily involved in the\nillicit drug trade.<\/p>\n<p>Both nightspots have locked their entrances and are now sealed off\nwith yellow \u201cDo Not Cross\u201d police lines.<\/p>\n<p>According to a police spokesman, the Indonesian Police have sealed\nthe two nightlife establishments in Bali over suspicions they were being\nused as hubs for drug distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso, who is the director of the\nnarcotics division at the National Police, Delona, and N Co Living Bali,\nwere shut down as part of an ongoing nationwide anti-narcotics\noperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers from the narcotics directorate have taken action against\nsuspected drug distribution activities at these nightlife venues,\u201d said\nEko, speaking from Jakarta. Authorities claim that the management of the\ntwo businesses may have been involved in facilitating the drug\ntrade.<\/p>\n<p>Police are withholding publishing the identities of those involved in\nthe cases as investigations continue.<\/p>\n<p>Related Links<\/p>\n<p>Russian Military Vet Produces Rp. 43.8 Bn Narcotics Factory from Bali\nVilla<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Woman Gets 20 Years for Smuggling 3 kg of Cocaine into\nBali.<\/p>\n<p>2 Brits Face Possible Execution for Smuggling Cocaine into Bali<\/p>\n<p>Two Ukrainians Sent to Bali Prison for 20 Years<\/p>\n<p>Bali Prosecutors Seeking Death on Appeal<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Nationals in Bali Involved in Crime<\/p>\n<p>So African Sentenced in Bali for Hiding a Kg of Meth in her\nUnderpants<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian Facing Possible Life Sentence in Bali<\/p>\n<p>South African and Brazilian Arrested at Bali Airport for Smuggling\nDrugs<\/p>\n<p>Australian Charged with Drug Crimes for Smuggling Cocaine Via the\nPost<\/p>\n<p>Stay Informed on Bali Tourism-Related News: Subscribe to Bali\nUpdate<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-close-two-bali-nightspots-suspected-of-drug-distribution-1776221518",
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