Drug crimes flood Bali

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

DENPASAR: There was a sharp increase in the number of drug- related crimes in Bali in 1994, Nusa Tenggara Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hartoyo said Friday.

Police handled 52 narcotics cases in 1994, compared to 35 in the previous year and 20 cases in 1992. A total of 68 people were involved in the 52 narcotic cases in Bali in 1994, including 16 foreigners. In 1993 there were 35 Indonesians and 12 foreigners arrested for drug-related crimes, Antara news agency reported.

In 1994 the police confiscated more than 780 grams of heroin, 320 grams of marijuana, 57 grams of hashish and 4.3 kilograms of cocaine.

Hartoyo said that as a tourist destination, Bali had long been a target of drug traffickers. (sim)

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