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SNOWING IN BALI

the thing. She was apologising but people were a little bit stressed. And then I make the plate dry, heat it up and take my own coke and make lines.

'Sorry guys, she's a little bit too much. Barbara, don't come close, please.' I make it funny, but they were pissed off with her.

- Rafael

The night Sparrow met the buyers was also a glamorous party. These guys were the bosses in Bali. They tried to control the island, wanting the cartel players to sell solely and directly to them, so they could sell on to the many big international buyers coming to the island and the local gangs, particularly Laskar, who sold drugs with impunity inside some of the clubs where they did security. These bosses were now filthy rich and didn't only sell drugs but owned villas, restaurants, shops, bars and houses.

'These guys . . . before they sell shells on the beach and now they have properties.'

- Rafael

At this point, three of the top Indonesian buyers in Bali were Singapore Edy, Sumatran Nanang, and Taylor. Sumatran Nanang was an aggressive, pudgy-faced, overweight guy with wavy hair that hung past his ears. He usually dressed in tennis shoes, jeans and T-shirt. He was notorious for practising black magic against his enemies - usually with great effect, as the Balinese believed in it totally.

Taylor always dressed in expensive outfits, tailored pants and long-sleeved Italian designer shirts. He now owned a restaurant on the beach near Fabio's. Singapore Edy was always sharply