"During Nazarenko's trial at Denpasar District Court on Thursday, prosecutors argued he was one of the masterminds of a drug ring. The Ukrainian claimed he was tricked into joining the ring and sat silently as the panel of three judges handed down a life sentence. There is no reason to forgive or justify the defendant; he deserves to be punished commensurate with what he has done, presiding Judge Eni Martiningrum said. His crime could damage the mental state of the young generation."
"Marthinus Hukom, the head of Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency, said there is a growing issue of Russians and Ukrainians collaborating in crime rings on Indonesia's most famous holiday island. This is a very unique phenomenon, Hukom said. Two countries that are at war, but here in Bali, their citizens are partners in crime, engaging in illicit drug trafficking. Authorities also arrested two Ukrainian brothers, Mykyta Volovod and Ivan Volovod, and a Russian man, Konstantin Krutz, during the earlier raid on the villa."
A drug network run by Russian and Ukrainian nationals operated on Bali, using a holiday villa with a basement laboratory to grow marijuana and produce an ecstasy precursor. Police raided the villa in May 2024 and arrested several suspects, including two Ukrainian brothers and a Russian man who received 20-year sentences. Roman Nazarenko, extradited from Thailand after being arrested at Bangkok airport, was convicted as a mastermind and sentenced to life imprisonment. Authorities warn the collaboration between Russians and Ukrainians in Bali represents a growing, unique phenomenon in illicit drug trafficking that threatens youth mental health.
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