The Directorate General of Immigration in Bali deported 342 foreign nationals found guilty of violating immigration regulations between January and June 2026.
The Head of the Bali Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration, Felucia Sengky Ratna, stated that the action was carried out by all immigration work units: the Class I Special Immigration Office (TPI) Ngurah Rai, the Class I Immigration Office (TPI) Denpasar, the Class II Immigration Office (TPI) Singaraja, the Denpasar Immigration Detention Centre, and the Class III Non-TPI Immigration Offices (TPI) in Tabanan and Klungkung.
“This administrative action is part of the routine monitoring efforts carried out by all Immigration Offices in Bali,” said Ratna in a written statement on Sunday, the 5th of July.
Ratna also explained that the monitoring is carried out through field operations and the surveillance of hotspots for foreign national activity. Based on data from the first half of 2026, the majority of violations involved the misuse of stay permits and overstaying.
“In addition, supervision also targets activities that impact public order, violations of customary norms, and involvement in illegal economic activities,” she added.
One of the more high-profile deportation cases took place in early June, when Angelo Pandeli, the boss of the Australian drug cartel Hells Angels, was deported to his home country after being arrested in Bali. The Interpol fugitive was apprehended as he was about to board a private jet.
Pandeli was caught travelling from Bali to Mozambique on CAPA Jet flight N917CJ from Denpasar (WADD) to Maputo (FQMA), Mozambique, via the VIP South Terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. Pandeli is a highly influential figure in transnational organised crime and is believed to have been responsible for significant past and ongoing commercial imports of border-controlled narcotics into Australia.