Peruvian woman accused of trying to smuggle cocaine into Bali using sex toy
The 42-year-old, identified only by her initials NS, arrived at Bali's international airport from Qatar on 12 August when authorities became suspicious.
'The customs officers suspected her behaviour, and after consulting with the police, they did a further check on her,' Bali police narcotics unit director, Radiant, who like many Indonesians has one name, told a press conference.
The officers found 1.4kg (3.1lbs) of cocaine inside a sex toy hidden in her genitals and in her underwear. Police also accused her of smuggling dozens of ecstasy pills.
The Peruvian woman told the police she was hired to transport the drugs to Indonesia by a man she met on the dark web in April in return for $20,000, said Radiant.
The woman has been charged under Indonesia's harsh narcotics law and could face the death penalty if found guilty.
Last month, a Bali court sentenced a 46-year-old Argentine to seven years in prison after she was found guilty of smuggling 244 grams of cocaine wrapped with a condom that she hid inside her genitals.
Indonesia has some of the world's toughest drug laws.
There are dozens of traffickers on death row in the country, including a 69-year old British woman convicted of smuggling cocaine.
Indonesia last carried out executions in 2016, killing one Indonesian and three Nigerian drug convicts by firing squad.
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