Suspect in Brutal Canggu Bar Shooting Arrested at Soekarno-Hatta Airport

The perpetrator of a brutal shooting at a bar in the Canggu tourist area of North Kuta District, Badung, Bali, has been arrested. Police apprehended the suspect, identified by the initial H, shortly after he landed in Jakarta.

As reported by detikBali on Sunday (19 July 2026), H is an Indonesian male citizen. After firing shots at the scene, he did not immediately leave Bali. H went into hiding for a time before departing for Jakarta via I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.

H’s flight was eventually detected by the authorities. A joint team from the Criminal Investigation Unit of North Kuta Police and the Criminal Investigation Directorate of Badung Police moved quickly, coordinating with Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police, as well as immigration authorities at Ngurah Rai and Soekarno-Hatta airports.

H was intercepted and arrested shortly after arriving at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Saturday night (18 July). Following his arrest, he was immediately flown back to Bali to undergo intensive questioning at Badung Police headquarters.

Badung Police Chief AKBP Joseph Edward Purba declined to provide details of the arrest when contacted by detikBali on Sunday (19 July). Police said the details of the case would be disclosed later.

Previously, police suspected the perpetrator had attempted to flee Bali shortly after carrying out the shooting at the bar in the early hours of Friday (17 July).