Brazilian Woman Arrested at Bali Airport for Allegedly Smuggling 3.6kg of Liquid Cocaine

Bali Police (Polda Bali) announced the arrest of a Brazilian woman, identified by the initials TCDS (36), on suspicion of smuggling approximately 3.6 kilograms (3,659.9 grams gross) of liquid cocaine from Brazil to Bali.

According to Police Public Relations Sub-Director AKBP Rina Isriana Dewi, the suspect confessed that she was recruited by a person identified only as 'G,' who promised her $50,000 if she successfully delivered the cocaine from Brazil to an associate in Bali. The suspect, who acted as a courier, has been named a suspect and is currently detained at the Bali Police headquarters detention facility.

To conceal the drugs, the liquid cocaine was stored in seven bottles resembling beauty products, which were hidden inside a clothing suitcase during the flight. In addition to the substantial payment, the suspect was provided with accommodation and transportation for the trip from Brazil to Bali and back. She told investigators that her flight tickets were arranged for departure from Brazil on October 5, 2026, with a return flight to Brazil scheduled for November 3, 2026.

However, the suspect was arrested by a joint team from the Bali Police Narcotics Investigation Directorate and Ngurah Rai Customs on October 6, 2026, upon her arrival at the international arrivals terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban, Badung Regency, Bali.

Following investigation, authorities charged her under Article 609 Paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code regarding possession of cocaine narcotics and Article 610 Paragraph (2) for importing cocaine narcotics into Bali.