Brit ‘drug smuggler' told he could face FIRING SQUAD for trying to sneak iPhone-sized block of cocaine into hols hotspot
A BRIT has been told he could face the firing squad in Bali if found guilty of smuggling in 244 grams of cocaine - the same weight as an iPhone.
Elliot Shaw, 50, of Watford, was allegedly caught with the equivalent of eight tablespoons of powder at a hotel near a tourist beach in Indonesia.
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Brit Elliot Shaw, 50, alongside his Argentine lover Eleonora Gracia in an Indonesia court
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The pair were told they could face the firing squad in Bali if found guilty of smuggling in 244 grams of cocaine
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Both tourists had a glum look on their faces as their serious charges were laid out in court
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On the first day of his trial, Indonesian prosecutor Ida Ayu Sulamsi told the court that the maximum penalty for smuggling more than five grams of the Class A narcotic is the death penalty.
Shaw is accused of smuggling the drugs alongside his Argentine lover, Eleonora Gracia.
Prosecutors say Gracia, 46, was arrested in March at Bali's international airport with the cocaine wrapped in a condom hidden in her vagina.
Authorities allege that she then handed over the drugs to Shaw, 50, who was part of the smuggling plot.
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On Thursday, prosecutors at the District Court in Denpasar said the pair violated strict anti-narcotics laws.
After the charges against the pair were read out, a panel of three judges adjourned the trial until July 3.
Gracia and Shaw wore face masks as they sat next to each other in court and remained silent during proceedings.
Shaw, who lives in Perugia, Italy, and works in the entertainment industry, has the word "justice" tattooed on his neck.
Ms Sulamsi told the court: "The defendant has attempted or conspired to illegally import type A narcotics in the form of cocaine weighing 244.07 grams."
According to the prosecutor, Shaw and Buenos Aires-native Gracia planned to meet on March 25, at The Paica Inn – a budget guest house – in North Kuta.
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Gracia arrived in Bali on an Emirates flight from Mexico earlier that day.
Ms Sulamsi continued: "Shaw admitted that he had waited for Gracia to receive the cocaine package.
"The officers then searched Shaw's room and found two packages containing 244.07 grams of cocaine in the closet.
"Also 3.09 grams and 0.67 grams of cocaine in Shaw's backpack."
He is the fourth Brit to come before the court on cocaine trafficking charges in recent weeks.
Earlier this month three Brits accused of trafficking £300,000 worth of cocaine into Bali were told they would dodge the death sentence with the prosecutor requesting a slap on the wrist sentence of one-year.
Lovers Jonathan Collyer, 39 and Lisa Stocker, 38, of Hastings, East Sussex, pleaded guilty to bringing the drugs haul onto the holiday island disguised in 17 packets of Angel Delight on February 1.
Co-accused Phineas Float, 31, also of East Sussex, allegedly was the Bali contact who picked up the drugs.
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Gracia and Shaw wore face masks as they sat next to each other in court and remained silent during proceedings
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The couple waiting outside the courtroom today
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During the third day of their trial, police prosecutor Made Umbara requested that the judge sentence each of the three to a one-year custodial sentence, reduced for time already served for smuggling just under a kilo of cocaine into the party island.
The trio are being held in Bali's notorious Kerobokan prison – known as "Hotel K".
Foreign nationals have been executed in the past for carrying large quantities of narcotics.
Yorkshire granny, Lindsay Sandiford, 69, has been on death row since 2013 after being found guilty of smuggling £1.6 million worth of cocaine into Bali.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world.
On Monday Indonesian authorities arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over half a ton of narcotics during a two-month crackdown.
About 530 people are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections' data showed last month.
But Indonesia's last executions were carried out in July 2016.
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