DENPASAR (AFP): Two Thai women and a Frenchman could face the death penalty after they were caught smuggling meth into Bali, the Indonesian holiday island's customs agency said on Monday (Oct 21). "A lab test confirmed all the packages contained methamphetamine weighing 958g in total," Himawan Indarjono, head of immigration at Bali's international airport, told reporters on Monday. Separately, Frenchman Olivier Jover was arrested in Bali after a package sent from his home country containing some 22.5g of meth arrived at the airport with his address on it, according to authorities. Russian beautician Tatiana Firsova, who allegedly tried to smuggle in 6.6g of meth, was arrested after arriving in Bali on a flight from Doha last week. The four suspects, wearing orange prison jumpsuits, were paraded together in front of reporters on Monday - a common practice in Indonesia.

Source: The Star October 21, 2019 10:41 UTC