A student in Badung, Bali, identified by the initials UN, 27,\nallegedly sought to make a profit amid public panic and long queues for\nfuel at petrol stations. He bottled Pertalite in 1.5-litre containers\nand offered it online for Rp50,000. The scheme led to his arrest.<\/p>\n
UN was arrested by Badung Police criminal investigators on Jalan Raya\nPadang Luwih, Dalung Village, North Kuta District, Badung, on Thursday\nnight (15 October 2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe detained the suspect in Dalung at around 11.30pm. We had received\na public report concerning the suspected misuse of fuel,\u201d Badung Police\npublic relations officer Ipda Ni Nyoman Yuni Eltari said when contacted\non Saturday (17 October 2026).<\/p>\n
The case came to light after police received information about the\nsuspected misuse of subsidised fuel in Badung, allegedly involving its\ntransport in jerrycans. Officers then investigated online offers of\nbottled Pertalite on Facebook Marketplace.<\/p>\n
The Pertalite was offered on a cash-on-delivery (COD) basis, with\ndelivery by motorbike.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe suspect offered Pertalite on Facebook, with COD as the payment\nmethod. During questioning, he admitted it,\u201d Yuni said.<\/p>\n
The suspect used social media comments to offer buyers 1.5-litre\nbottles of Pertalite for Rp50,000. The offers were made while members of\nthe public were panicking and queuing for fuel at petrol stations.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe offered 1.5-litre bottles of Pertalite for Rp50,000 through\nFacebook comments. His motive was purely to make an economic profit,\u201d\nYuni said.<\/p>\n
Police seized 10 bottles, each containing 1.5 litres of Pertalite,\nand a jerrycan containing two litres of the fuel from the suspect, who\nis from Malang and lives in Kerobokan.<\/p>\n
Officers also seized Rp1.5 million in sales proceeds, a mobile phone,\na Toyota Avanza, a water-level hose and pliers.<\/p>\n
The suspect has been charged under Article 55 of Law No.\u00a022 of 2001\non Oil and Gas, as amended by Article 40(9) of Law No.\u00a06 of 2023, which\nenacted Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No.\u00a02 of 2022 on Job\nCreation.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe faces a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a fine of\nRp60 billion. We are still completing the case file and continuing to\nquestion witnesses,\u201d Yuni said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/student-jailed-after-selling-pertalite-for-rp50-000-during-fuel-queue-panic-1792248612", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }