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The Independent
16-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
American basketball player could face firing squad in Indonesia after allegedly trying to smuggle cannabis candy
An American basketball player could potentially face a firing squad in Indonesia after receiving a package of THC -infused candy from Thailand. Former U.S. college basketball star Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, has played in the Indonesian League since 2022. He was arrested May 7 when police raided his apartment in Cisauk, Tangerang Regency, just outside the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. They seized 132 pieces of Delta 9 THC cannabis candies, authorities said. Indonesia has extremely strict drug laws, with a life sentence or death by firing squad possibilities if Shaw is found guilty. Cannabis has been decriminalized in Thailand since November 2024 but it's strictly illegal in Indonesia. Officers from Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police carried out the raid on suspicion that Shaw was smuggling drugs after a package addressed to him arrived from Thailand and was flagged at the airport, according to authorities. Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief, said Shaw told police during an interrogation that he intended to share the cannabis candy with his teammates. He added that the candy contained a total gross weight of 869 grams (30.6 ounces) of illegal cannabinoid, said Sipayung. 'We are still running the investigation to uncover the international drugs network behind this case and to stop its distribution,' Sipayung said. The Associated Press reports that a video circulating on social media purportedly showed Shaw, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, resisting and shouting 'Help … help!' as he was about to be arrested. Shaw did not speak when he was presented by the authorities at a news conference on Wednesday. He was wearing an orange detainee T-shirt and a mask, and his hands were tied. At college level in the U.S., he played for Oklahoma State and Utah State. Since joining the Indonesian basketball league in 2022, Shaw has played for several clubs, signing a contract with the Tangerang Hawks last year. Club manager, Tikky Suwantikno, told reporters on Thursday that the team regretted Shaw's actions and he had immediately been fired as he had breached his contract. Somewhat incongruously, the team's official Instagram account posted a picture of Shaw with the words 'Thank You' superimposed. In addition, the Indonesian Basketball League banned Shaw for life. It's chair, Budisatrio Djiwandono, said: 'We don't tolerate players, administrators, or anyone in the field involved in drugs. There is no room for drug users in the basketball world,' Djiwandono said. Shaw's arrest draws immediate comparisons to the case of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was taken into custody in Russia after cannabis oil vape cartridges were found inside her luggage in February 2022 at a Moscow airport. She was later sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison before being released as part of a prisoner-exchange swap with the U.S. in December 2022. There is a moratorium on capital punishment in Russia. No executions have taken place since 1996, and drug offenses were never eligible for such punishment in the country. Despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, Indonesia is a major drug smuggling hub, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. This is said to be partly because international drug syndicates target the country's young population. There are currently about 530 people on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners. Indonesia's last executions were carried out in July 2016, when an Indonesian and three Nigerian citizens were put to death for drug crimes. Another 10 were scheduled to be executed but were given an unexpected reprieve.
National Post
16-05-2025
- National Post
American basketball player could face death penalty for alleged drug smuggling
Article content An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. Article content Article content The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Article content Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested May 7, after police raided his apartment in Tangerang regency, just outside the capital, Jakarta, and seized 132 pieces of cannabis candies, said Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief. Article content The arrest followed a tip from the airport's customs that reported Shaw had received a suspicious airway package from Thailand, Sipayung said. Cannabis has been decriminalized in Thailand since November 2024. Under Indonesia's anti-drug laws, Shaw faces up to life sentence or death penalty if found guilty, Sipayung said. Article content A video circulating on social media purportedly showed Shaw, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, resisting as he's being pushed away by police and shouting 'Help … help!' when he was about to be arrested. Article content Momen Penangkapan Pebasket AS Jarred Shaw Terkait Ganja di Tangerang Polisi juga mengungkap bahwa ada rencana untuk mengirim permen narkoba dari Thailand itu dalam jumlah besar. Atas perbuatannya, Jarred Shaw dijerat dengan pasal berlapis dan terancam hukuman mati. — detikcom (@detikcom) May 15, 2025 Article content Shaw has played for several clubs in the Indonesian Basketball League since 2022, and signed a contract with Tangerang Hawk last year. He told police during interrogation that he wanted to share the cannabis candy with fellow basketball players, according to Sipayung. Article content He said the candy contained a total gross weight of 869 grams (30.6 ounces) of illegal cannabinoid inside a package. Article content 'We are still running the investigation to uncover the international drugs network behind this case and to stop its distribution,' Sipayung said. Article content Shaw did not make any statement when he was presented by the authorities at a news conference Wednesday wearing a detainee orange T-shirt and a mask with his hands tied. Article content Article content Tangerang Hawks' manager, Tikky Suwantikno, told reporters on Thursday that they regretted what had been done by Shaw and the club had immediately fired him as he has breached the contract. Article content The Indonesian Basketball League banned Shaw from playing for life, said its chair, Budisatrio Djiwandono. Article content 'We don't tolerate players, administrators or anyone in the field involved in drugs. There is no room for drug users in the basketball world,' Djiwandono said. Article content 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, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. Article content 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. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. Article content
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Ex-college basketball star faces death sentence for allegedly smuggling drugs into Indonesia
A former college basketball player could face the death penalty after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into Indonesia. Jarred Shaw, 34, played for Oklahoma State and Utah State before a brief stint in the NBA's minor G-League. But he was reportedly arrested this week in the Indonesian capital Jakarta after police intercepted a parcel sent from Thailand containing 132 cannabis 'candies'. Police chief Ronald FC Sipayung said: 'An offense involving candies containing Delta 9 THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) implicating basketball athlete JDS (Jarred Dwayne Shaw) was handled by the Narcotics Unit of Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police.' Sipayung added that if the Dallas-born Shaw was found guilty he could face a life sentence or the death penalty, according to USA Today. Local news source said Shaw had admitted ordering the drugs from a friend and intended to distribute some to other basketball players in Indonesia. Michael Tandayu the head of the airport police narcotics unit, said Shaw would be charged 'in connection with the alleged occurrence of criminal acts in terms of acts of offering for sale, selling, buying, acting as an intermediary in buying and selling, exchanging, handing over, or receiving narcotics'. The charges are said to carry a minimum prison sentence of six years. Indonesia executed convicted drug offenders by firing squad as recently as 2016. In December last year there were around 530 people on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, according to data from the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections. Shaw was playing in Indonesia for the Tangerang Hawks but, according to the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL), his 'contract with the Hawks officially ended due to a violation of the contract article between the player and the club'. Hawks manager Tikky Suwantikno said: 'We take this matter very seriously and deeply regret the violation of the law committed by Jarred Shaw.' Budisatrio Djiwandono, the chairman of the Indonesian Basketball Association, added: 'We do not tolerate drug use in basketball. Whether players, officials, court personnel or anyone involved with narcotics or similar substances... PERBASI fully entrusts this matter to law enforcement.' The CEO of the IBL Junas Miradiarsyah said: 'The IBL together with the Indonesian Basketball Association will enforce a blacklist, banning violators from participating or engaging in any activities within the IBL.'
CNN
16-05-2025
- Sport
- CNN
An American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling
An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested May 7, after police raided his apartment in Tangerang regency, just outside the capital, Jakarta, and seized 132 pieces of cannabis candies, said Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief. The arrest followed a tip from the airport's customs that reported Shaw had received a suspicious airway package from Thailand, Sipayung said. Cannabis has been decriminalized in Thailand since November 2024. Under Indonesia's anti-drug laws, Shaw faces up to life sentence or death penalty if found guilty, Sipayung said. A video circulating on social media purportedly showed Shaw, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, resisting as he's being pushed away by police and shouting 'Help … help!' when he was about to be arrested. Shaw has played for several clubs in the Indonesian Basketball League since 2022, and signed a contract with Tangerang Hawk last year. He told police during interrogation that he wanted to share the cannabis candy with fellow basketball players, according to Sipayung. He said the candy contained a total gross weight of 869 grams (30.6 ounces) of illegal cannabinoid inside a package. 'We are still running the investigation to uncover the international drugs network behind this case and to stop its distribution,' Sipayung said. Shaw did not make any statement when he was presented by the authorities at a news conference Wednesday wearing a detainee orange T-shirt and a mask with his hands tied. Tangerang Hawks' manager, Tikky Suwantikno, told reporters on Thursday that they regretted what had been done by Shaw and the club had immediately fired him as he has breached the contract. The Indonesian Basketball League banned Shaw from playing for life, said its chair, Budisatrio Djiwandono. 'We don't tolerate players, administrators or anyone in the field involved in drugs. There is no room for drug users in the basketball world,' Djiwandono said. 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, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. 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. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.
CNN
16-05-2025
- Sport
- CNN
An American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling
An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested May 7, after police raided his apartment in Tangerang regency, just outside the capital, Jakarta, and seized 132 pieces of cannabis candies, said Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief. The arrest followed a tip from the airport's customs that reported Shaw had received a suspicious airway package from Thailand, Sipayung said. Cannabis has been decriminalized in Thailand since November 2024. Under Indonesia's anti-drug laws, Shaw faces up to life sentence or death penalty if found guilty, Sipayung said. A video circulating on social media purportedly showed Shaw, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, resisting as he's being pushed away by police and shouting 'Help … help!' when he was about to be arrested. Shaw has played for several clubs in the Indonesian Basketball League since 2022, and signed a contract with Tangerang Hawk last year. He told police during interrogation that he wanted to share the cannabis candy with fellow basketball players, according to Sipayung. He said the candy contained a total gross weight of 869 grams (30.6 ounces) of illegal cannabinoid inside a package. 'We are still running the investigation to uncover the international drugs network behind this case and to stop its distribution,' Sipayung said. Shaw did not make any statement when he was presented by the authorities at a news conference Wednesday wearing a detainee orange T-shirt and a mask with his hands tied. Tangerang Hawks' manager, Tikky Suwantikno, told reporters on Thursday that they regretted what had been done by Shaw and the club had immediately fired him as he has breached the contract. The Indonesian Basketball League banned Shaw from playing for life, said its chair, Budisatrio Djiwandono. 'We don't tolerate players, administrators or anyone in the field involved in drugs. There is no room for drug users in the basketball world,' Djiwandono said. 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, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. 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. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.
