Receiver of Subsidised Diesel in Denpasar Flees, Suspected of Selling to Benoa Fishermen

The Denpasar Police Resort’s Criminal Investigation Unit is hunting down a receiver in a case of subsidised diesel fuel misuse, who is now on the wanted persons list. The receiver is suspected to be the distribution target for the illegal fuel collected by the perpetrators.

Head of Criminal Investigation at Denpasar Police Resort, Commissioner Agus Riwayanto Diputra, revealed that based on the suspects’ confessions, the subsidised diesel was intended to be sent to fishermen groups in the Benoa Harbour area.

“The suspects’ confessions state that the fuel was to be delivered to fishermen groups in Benoa. However, during our follow-up, the receiver had already fled,” Agus said at the Denpasar Police Resort headquarters on Wednesday (6/5/2026).

Police then developed the case by tracing the receiver’s whereabouts. However, upon deeper investigation, the suspect believed to be holding the illegal fuel had escaped.

“We will collaborate with the Bali Provincial Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate to arrest the individual in the Benoa Harbour area,” he explained.

Police are now coordinating with the Bali Provincial Police to pursue the perpetrator, including tracking his location in the harbour area.

From the examination results, this subsidised fuel misuse practice has only been operating around two to three times. The perpetrators bought diesel at subsidised prices and resold it for profit.

In their actions, the perpetrators also provided incentives to fuel station operators to ensure smooth filling.

“They bought it at subsidised prices and gave fees to the operators. Thus, the operators cooperated in the filling process using those barcodes,” Agus stated.

The method used is considered organised. In addition to using multiple different barcodes for repeated filling, the perpetrators also used modified vehicles.

One truck was even equipped with a special tank capable of holding up to 3,000 litres of subsidised diesel. The fuel was collected in large quantities before being channelled to the now-fugitive receiver.