Australian man could face the firing squad after he was arrested allegedly smuggling 1.5kg of cocaine into Indonesia
According to the Herald Sun, the man was caught in Bali with 1.5 kilograms of cocaine.
If caught with more than 5 grams of a Class I narcotic (non-plant-based), an individual faces life imprisonment or death by firing squad.
Sources told the masthead customs officers found the package during an X-ray upon arrival.
The man was detained and sustained injuries during his arrest.
SkyNews.com.au contacted the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for comment.
It came just months after the remaining five members of the Bali Nine returned to Australia after serving more than 19 years in prison in Indonesia.
The Bali Nine were imprisoned in Indonesia in April 2005 after attempting to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin out of the country.
The drugs were valued at about $4m and were bound for Australia.
Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were sentenced to death and executed in 2015, while Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen died in prison from stomach cancer and Renae Lawrence was released in November 2018 after her 20-year sentence was commuted.
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