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24 inmates test positive for drugs after raid at Bali prison
A joint team raided Kerobokan Prison in Bali in the early hours of November 12.
The operation involved Indonesia’s national police, Bali police, the National Narcotics Agency and the corrections directorate.
Officers searched prison cells for nearly 12 hours and seized 11 grams of methamphetamine, five ecstasy pills and equipment used to take methamphetamine.
Twenty-four of 36 inmates tested positive for drugs after the search.
Police said the raid was intended to stop drug use and illegal drug sales inside prisons and to investigate supply networks.
Five inmates found with drugs were taken to Bali police headquarters for further questioning.
A joint team raided Kerobokan Class IIA Prison in Bali and found 24 inmates tested positive for drugs.
The raid began at 2 a.m. on November 12, 2026, and searches lasted nearly 12 hours.
Officers seized 11 grams of methamphetamine, five ecstasy pills and a methamphetamine-use pipe.
Thirty-six inmates were reported to have taken urine tests, while the article later says 26 inmates were secured, including five found with drugs.
Bali Police Chief Pasma Royce said the operation aimed to combat drug trafficking inside the prison.
- Who
- A joint team from Indonesia’s National Police, Bali Police, the National Narcotics Agency and the Directorate General of Corrections.
- What
- Officers raided the prison, seized suspected drugs and tested inmates. Twenty-four tested positive.
- When
- The raid began at 2 a.m. on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Kerobokan Class IIA Prison, Bali.
- Why
- To combat drug abuse and trafficking inside the prison.
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A joint team began a raid at Kerobokan Class IIA Prison.
Officers searched the cells for nearly 12 hours and seized drugs and related equipment.
Thirty-six inmates were reported to have taken urine tests, and 24 tested positive.
Bali Police Chief Pasma Royce described the operation as part of efforts to combat drugs inside prisons.
- Positive urine tests
- 24 inmates
- Inmates tested
- 36 reported earlier in the article; a later passage says 26 inmates were secured
- Methamphetamine seized
- 11 grams
- Ecstasy seized
- Five pills
- Raid location
- Kerobokan Class IIA Prison, Bali
- Raid began
- November 12, 2026, at 2 a.m.
What people are saying
In line with the National Police chief’s directions to eradicate drugs through law enforcement and the development of networks from suppliers to dealers.
The National Police affirms its continued commitment to firmly, measuredly and professionally combating drug abuse and illicit trafficking.