Australian man could face death penalty for allegedly smuggling 1.8kgs of cocaine in Bali
The cocaine was allegedly found in 206 small packages.
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An Australian man has been arrested in Bali, Indonesia for allegedly smuggling 1.8 kilograms of cocaine.
Police in Bali say there was a total of 206 packages of cocaine, worth an estimated A$1.1 million that they confiscated.
Speaking at a press conference, authorities said potential charges included those which carried a maximum sentence of death.
Police say they arrested the man at the scene where the drugs were allegedly delivered.
The man in question has not been charged yet.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told ABC in a statement it was providing consular assistance to an Australian detained in Bali.
"Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment," DFAT told ABC News.
In the press conference police said on 12 April they got a tip-off that there would be two separate packages coming from overseas.
The police said the first package was to be sent to North Kuta in Bali and the second package was going to be sent to the district of Badung in Bali.
Police said the packages got into Denpasar on 20 May.
On 21 May, at around 1:30pm, local time, police said the suspect allegedly contacted an app rent-bike driver to collect a package from the district post office.
Police said the Australian man allegedly asked the motorbike driver to give the package to another motorbike driver, and have it brought to a village, north of Kuta.
The package was eventually picked up the next day on 22 May, police said in the press conference they held on Monday.
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