Peruvian woman arrested in Bali for smuggling drugs in sex toy
Radiant said that1.4kg (3.1lb) of cocaine and 43 ecstasy pills were found in total.He added that the woman revealed she had been paid $19,000 to smuggle the drugs into Bali by someone she met on the dark web in April.She took a flight from Barcelona, Spain, to the Indonesian island with a stopover in Doha, police said, arriving at the international airport on 12 August.The woman was arrested shortly after being stopped at the airport, when customs officials alerted police.Indonesia is known for the severe punishments it hands out for drug smuggling and has previously executed foreigners, but has upheld a temporary halt on the death sentence since 2017.Last month, three British nationals avoided the death penalty after they were found guilty of smuggling cocaine disguised as packets of Angel Delight into Indonesia.
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Peruvian woman arrested in Bali for smuggling drugs in sex toy
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