Bali police report 21 high-price Pertalite resellers, with eight more identified later

In brief: Bali police's 17 October 2026 announcement concerned 21 people involved in alleged resale abuses involving subsidised Pertalite petrol during fuel shortages; reporting on a subsequent police briefing, detikBali put the total at 29 by 19 October.

The first cases involved bottled fuel and small-scale sales

ANTARA reported that the initial police action covered 18 cases involving 21 people. The police news service, Tribrata News Polri, described offers on Facebook Marketplace at IDR 50,000–200,000 for a 1.5-litre bottle.

The unit matters when reading those figures: they describe resale offers by the bottle. They do not establish an official filling-station price per litre. An advertisement on a social platform also provides no assurance that the seller is part of an authorised fuel distribution network.

For the original group, police described administrative and corrective measures, including a duty to report and participation in community activities. Polri and detikBali linked that approach to the small scale of the selling or first-time involvement. Their reports describe police handling of the cases and do not establish court convictions for all 21 people.

Eight further people were still being examined on 19 October

A separate Bali police release on 19 October identified eight people in five additional cases of suspected fuel misuse. In its coverage of that day's briefing, detikBali gave a cumulative total of 29. It said examination of the additional eight was continuing to determine the next legal steps.

The reporting obligations and community measures described for the first 21 were not a confirmed outcome for the later eight.