Narcotics up 26% in Bali this year

Narcotics up 26% in Bali this year

DENPASAR, Bali: A senior police officer announced Tuesday that
illegal drug trafficking in Bali had increased by 26 percent this
year, up to 76 cases from 52 cases the previous year.

The term illegal drugs refers to narcotics like heroin,
marijuana and hashish and psychotropic drugs like Ecstasy.

Bali chief of police Maj. Gen. Benyamin LS Mamuaya told a
year-end news meeting that in 1996 there were seven Ecstasy and
56 narcotics cases, with 84 suspects including 17 foreigners and
67 Indonesians.

Mamuaya said from the 17 Ecstasy arrests, 71,394 pills were
confiscated by police. This represents an increase of 1,296 pills
over the previous year, Antara reported.

Meanwhile, in the 56 narcotics arrests the police confiscated
194.4 grams of heroin, 3,499.9 grams of hashish and 1,792.3 grams
of marijuana, he said.

Bali police office handled 52 narcotics cases in 1995involving
65 people comprising 59 Indonesians and six foreigners with
evidence of 946.6 grams of heroin, 115.2 grams of marijuana,
110.1 grams of hashish and 485.1 grams cocaine. (01)