Drug Availability and Regulations in Bali - Bali Live

Learn about the drug situation in Bali, including legal regulations, common substances, and cultural attitudes. Bali Live provides insights into what to expect regarding drug availability and safety on the island.

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Upd. 01/10/25
Bali Police Seize Drugs Worth 2 Billion Rupiah

Three men have been detained in Bali on suspicion of illegal trafficking of medications worth nearly 2 billion rupiahs.

The head of the narcotics police reported that these involve batches of psychotropic drugs and potent medications distributed without licenses and prescriptions. More than 65,000 tablets and capsules…

Bali Police Seize Drugs Worth 2 Billion Rupiah
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Upd. 02/09/25
Bali Foreigner Faces 12-Year Prison Term for Drugs

The trial of 33-year-old Australian tourist Nelson Philip James has started in the Denpasar District Court. He is accused of possessing 0.85 grams of cocaine and 0.53 grams of MDMA, both Class I subst…

Bali Foreigner Faces 12-Year Prison Term for Drugs
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Upd. 09/03/26
Mephedrone Lab Discovered in Bali: Two Foreigners Detained

An illegal mephedrone production lab has been found in Bali. Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency said the operation took place in Gianyar on 5–6 March.

Russian nationals with the initials N.T. and T.S. were detained. Another suspect is still wanted. The operation was carried out together with customs, immigration and the Bali police.

Mephedrone Lab Discovered in Bali: Two Foreigners Detained
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Upd. 15/08/25
Tourist Caught with 2kg of Drugs at Bali Airport

At Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, customs officers detained a 21-year-old Ukrainian, K.V., who was found with two kilograms of the synthetic drug 4-chloromethcathinone (4-CMC), known as 'blu…

Tourist Caught with 2kg of Drugs at Bali Airport
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Upd. 16/03/26 at 12:18
Bali Mobilizes 2,000 Police Over Firecrackers and Arak

Bali police deployed 2,076 officers on the streets at the same time. That number of officers is comparable to the population of an entire village.

Police officers are preparing the ground ahead of the year’s main operation, “Ketupat Agung” (Operasi Ketupat Agung). This year, Bali is seeing a rare coincidence: the Day of Silence Nyepi (Nyepi) fal…

Bali Mobilizes 2,000 Police Over Firecrackers and Arak
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Upd. 28/01/26
Snoop Dogg “Visits” Bali — This Time Through AI

“I’m in Bali,” Snoop Dogg wrote under one of his recent Facebook posts — and the image quickly caught the attention of Indonesian social media. The post collected around 48,000 likes and 2,500 comment…

Snoop Dogg “Visits” Bali — This Time Through AI
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Upd. 08/10/25
From Paradise to Prison: Foreigners Busted for Cannabis Cultivation

Bali’s narcotics police discovered a hydroponic marijuana plantation in a residential house on Bina Kusuma IV Street in Denpasar.

A couple was detained: 31-year-old N.R. from the Netherlands and his wife, 33-year-old K.V. from Russia. Dozens of cannabis plants about a meter high, hundreds of seed packets, and equipment for hydro…

From Paradise to Prison: Foreigners Busted for Cannabis Cultivation