RadarBali reports that the nightlife scene in Bali’s capital city, Denpasar, was shaken by a surprise police raid at 1:30 am on Sunday, 20 September 2026, at the Lacovida Loca Nightspot on Jalan Teuku Umar No. 143, West Denpasar.
Eyewitnesses to the police raid said the hard-driving disco atmosphere instantly transformed into a ghost-town scene minutes after the raid. Suddenly, activity stopped. Only a few motorcycles and cars remained parked outside the nightspot as police installed yellow police lines, padlocks, and chains on the establishment’s main entrance.
An unnamed observer told RadarBali on Monday, 21 September 2026, “The raid happened in the early hours, right when it was at its busiest.” The same source confirmed that officers took away several people but was unable to identify the name of the police unit that carried out the operation.
“Several people were taken away. However, it remains unclear whether this operation was led by the Bali Regional Police, the Bali Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP), or directly by the National Police Headquarters,” the unnamed source confided.
Meanwhile, RadarBali postulates that the National Police Headquarters likely conducted the late-night raid; drug evidence was seized, and a large number of patrons reportedly tested positive for drugs.
RadarBali’s investigations revealed that Lacovida was the object of a sudden, covert raid targeted against suspected narcotics trafficking in Bali’s nightlife circuit. Following the raid, police seized several pieces of evidence and took several individuals into custody.
Three days after the dramatic raid, police remain tight-lipped about additional details on the evidence seized or the identities of those detained. However, in subsequent reporting on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, BeritaBali reported that a joint team from the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) and the Denpasar Military Police Detachment (Denpom IX/3) carried out the raid.
BeritaBali also reported on the identities of those detained, confirming several customers were taken into custody and that a soldier from the Udayana Military Command (Kodam IX/Udayana) was found at the venue. The soldier was surrendered to the Denpasar Military Police (Denpom IX/3), where he is being questioned.
BeritaBali also suggests that the National Police Team may have suspected military personnel were among those frequenting the venue, as shown by the inclusion of members of the Udayana Military Command in the raiding party.
“We do not know the specific type of drugs involved, nor the number of management staff and patrons detained,” said a source within the Bali Regional Police
BeritaBali also reported that National Police Headquarters is not releasing further details on the number of individuals detained or any evidence seized during the raid.
Four days after the police raid, the Lacovida Loca remains closed, abandoned, and under police seal.
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