JAKARTA: Tourists, especially those from abroad, were reminded Bali is not a place where drug abuse is tolerated.
National Narcotics Agency Head Commissioner, General Petrus Reinhard Golose, stressed the resort island is not a safe haven for such activities, according to the Tempo.co portal.
Reportedly Bali has attracted criminals involved in drug abuse as more tourists start arriving, Golose said and that drug trafficking was closely related to organised crime and transnational organised crime.
"I warn drug dealers that there is zero tolerance for them if they wish to expand their (narcotics) business in Bali," he said when launching the 'Smash on Drugs' International Table Tennis Tournament at Udayana University, Badung, on Sunday.
"I declare that Bali is not only the Island of Gods, and the Island of Tolerance, but we declare that Bali is the Island of Zero Tolerance of Drug Abuse," Golose reiterated.
The tournament was held as part of the 2022 International Anti-narcotics Day.
Golose said as part of the campaign, the agency would also be holding a night of reflection at Mertasari Beach, Denpasar on June 26, as a form of concern over global and national drug trafficking issues.
"In Mertasari, I will invite ambassadors so we can show the world how serious Indonesia is (in eradicating narcotics)," he said.