Police Dismantle Ecstasy Distribution Network at Bali Nightclub
Jakarta – The Directorate of Narcotics Crime (Dittipidnarkoba) of the Police Criminal Investigation Directorate (Bareskrim) has dismantled a suspected ecstasy distribution case at a nightclub in Bali, identified as NS.
Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso, head of Dittipidnarkoba Bareskrim, stated in Jakarta on Monday that the case broke open following a public report.
“On Thursday (12 March), the Sub-directorate IV team of Dittipidnarkoba Bareskrim, together with the NIC Task Force, received information from the public regarding suspected ecstasy distribution at nightclub NS, which is believed to have been ongoing for quite some time,” he said.
Subsequently, on Sunday (15 March), undercover personnel ordered 12 ecstasy (XTC) tablets from a waiter serving the VIP Room. The waiter relayed the order to the room captain, identified as MR, for processing. Police immediately apprehended MR.
To trace the origin of the narcotics, authorities detained waiter IGBAP, who had received the original order. During interrogation, it emerged that the narcotics came from club manager IWS.
According to IWS’s statement, the narcotics distribution was carried out by an individual named Opik, currently listed as a fugitive, and his associates. “They are not official club NS staff, but frequently occupy the parking area whilst distributing narcotics to NS visitors. Those assisting Opik include MR, Miran, Kiap and Made, all fugitives,” Santoso explained.
The distribution network operated through a systematic process: couriers delivered narcotics using a sticker method near a water pump, where MR and associates collected the drugs for distribution to customers. MR and his associates received a cut of Rp70,000 per tablet, which they split with Opik and his network.
Revenue from ecstasy sales was returned to the water pump location, then retrieved by operational management including IWS (room manager), Fernadi (hall manager, fugitive), Nadir (room supervisor, fugitive), Andika (room supervisor, fugitive), and Anta (hall supervisor, fugitive). These five received Rp20,000 per tablet, generating between Rp400,000 and Rp600,000 daily per person.
After calculation, proceeds were stored in a safe in the NS office, then collected by the on-duty supervisor and handed to the General Manager, I Dewa Ketut Wiranida, currently a fugitive.
Three suspects have been formally charged: MR, IWS, and IGBAP. All three suspects and evidence have been transferred to Dittipidnarkoba Bareskrim headquarters in Jakarta for intensive interrogation.
Santoso noted that NS, which holds a valid business licence from Denpasar City Government, appears to have been exploited as a location for systematic narcotics distribution. Further investigation is required into club management and ownership to determine if other parties were involved in the narcotics network.