(Photo: Reuters)BATAM, Indonesia - An Indonesian court ​on Friday sentenced one Thai national to life in ​prison and another to 17 ‌years for smuggling nearly two tonnes of methamphetamine, in one of the country’s biggest drug busts in years. Weerapat Phongwan was sentenced ​to life ⁠in prison for acting as an intermediary and overseeing drug distribution, a judge said. The same court on Thursday sentenced another defendant, Fandi Ramadhan, to five years in ​jail. The case ⁠went viral on social media after Ramadhan’s family asked President Prabowo Subianto to intervene and free him. Indonesia has strict drug laws and in 2015 it executed two Australians in the “Bali Nine” drug ring ‌for attempting to ⁠smuggle heroin out of the resort ​island.

Source: Bangkok Post March 06, 2026 17:52 UTC