Brazilian, South African arrested in Bali over drugs
DENPASAR : Two people from Brazil and South Africa have been charged in Indonesia for allegedly trying to smuggle 4kg of drugs into Bali, the anti-narcotics agency said today.
The pair were travelling separately when they were arrested on July 13 at the resort island's international airport and could face the death penalty if found guilty.
The Brazilian man was allegedly carrying two plastic bags containing just over 3kg of cocaine in his backpack and luggage, I Made Sinar Subawa, from the local anti-narcotics agency, told a news conference.
Made said the suspect was a courier and had been told to deliver the package to a man living in Bali.
The South African woman was arrested after arriving from Singapore on the same day with nearly 1kg of crystal methamphetamine allegedly hidden in her clothing.
'Based on the interrogation, she confessed that she was ordered to carry the meth from Johannesburg to Bali, to be delivered to someone in Bali,' Made said.
Indonesia has some of the world's toughest drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers.
There are dozens of traffickers on death row in the country, including a cocaine-smuggling British grandmother.
Indonesia last carried out executions in 2016, killing one Indonesian and three Nigerian drug convicts by firing squad.
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