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Criminal cases and law enforcement activity in Bali and Indonesia, including arrests, investigations, and court proceedings with verified public relevance. Reporting is based on confirmed information from police and judicial authorities.
Jan. 20, 2026
The Denpasar District Court has given Kateryna Vakarova, a 21-year-old Ukrainian national, the opportunity to submit a plea in her ongoing drug smuggling trial linked to I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Jan. 19, 2026
Police in South Kuta are investigating a reported case of property damage involving a foreign national after a car was allegedly vandalized during a roadside incident in Pecatu, Badung Regency.
Jan. 18, 2026
Indonesian immigration authorities have detained a United States national suspected of involvement in a murder case shortly after his arrival at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Saturday afternoon (January 17, 2026).
Jan. 16, 2026
Indonesian police, working with Interpol, have arrested a Romanian national wanted for a violent crime in his home country. The suspect, Costinel Sosmin Zuleam (33), was detained in the Kerobokan area of North Kuta, Badung Regency, on Thursday (January 15).
Jan. 13, 2026
An Indonesian prosecutor has demanded a 12-year prison sentence for a Ukrainian national accused of smuggling cocaine through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Jan. 9, 2026
The Denpasar District Court has sentenced a Peruvian national, Natalia Sofia Baca Cordova, to 11 years in prison and imposed a fine of IDR 2 billion for smuggling more than 1.4 kilograms of cocaine and dozens of ecstasy tablets into Bali.
Jan. 6, 2026
Police in Karangasem have arrested two suspected street snatch thieves believed to have operated across multiple regencies in Bali and frequently targeted foreign tourists. The arrests end a manhunt that lasted more than two months.
Jan. 6, 2026
Testimony presented at the Denpasar District Court has revealed that the fatal shooting of Australian national Zivan Radmanovic at a private villa in Bali was not a spontaneous crime, but part of a planned operation allegedly directed by an unidentified mastermind.
Dec. 26, 2025
A 40-year-old French national identified as PBE has again come under police attention in Nusa Penida, following a report that he failed to return a rented motorcycle and had accumulated unpaid rental fees for 10 days.
Dec. 25, 2025
A 40-year-old French national, identified by the initials PBE, was briefly detained by local residents after allegedly taking several ceramic jars from a traditional cemetery (setra) in Suana Village.
A 62-year-old Canadian national was found dead in a guesthouse room on Jalan Pulau Batanta No. 34, Banjar Abian Tegal, Dauh Puri Kauh Village, West Denpasar, on Monday (Feb 23, 2026) at around 11:00 WITA.
Fast boat crossings from Nusa Penida to Sanur in Denpasar and Pemenang in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) were operated under a temporary open-and-close system on Tuesday (Feb 24, 2026) due to extreme weather conditions affecting Bali over the past several days.
Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds triggered a landslide near The Yoga Barn on Jalan Sukma Kesuma, Peliatan Village, Ubud, Gianyar Regency, on Tuesday (Feb 24) at approximately 09:00 WITA.
Flooding submerged Jalan Dewi Sri in Legian, Kuta, Badung Regency, early Tuesday morning (Feb 24, 2026), following hours of continuous heavy rain.