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The Age
26-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Australian allegedly busted in Bali with 1.5 kilograms of cocaine
An Australian has allegedly been caught in Bali with enough drugs to qualify for the death penalty or decades in prison. Local media has reported the person, whose identity remains unknown, was arrested in an apartment in the Canggu area of the popular holiday island on Thursday last week. Bali police alleged the package, which arrived from Thailand, contained 1.5 kilograms of cocaine. The amount would be enough to open up the possibility of a death sentence if the person were found guilty, but other sentences are also available. Bali police are expected to speak to the media on Monday afternoon (AEST). If the person were convicted, it would create a diplomatic headache for the Australian government – which opposes the death penalty – reminiscent of the Bali Nine case. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the so-called ringleaders of the Bali Nine, were executed by firing squad in 2015, 10 years after the group was arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle more than 8 kilograms of heroin out of Indonesia. The five members who remained in Indonesian prisons were returned to Australia in December as new President Prabowo Subianto sought to begin his relationship with Australia on a positive footing.
Sydney Morning Herald
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Australian allegedly busted in Bali with 1.5 kilograms of cocaine
An Australian has allegedly been caught in Bali with enough drugs to qualify for the death penalty or decades in prison. Local media has reported the person, whose identity remains unknown, was arrested in an apartment in the Canggu area of the popular holiday island on Thursday last week. Bali police alleged the package, which arrived from Thailand, contained 1.5 kilograms of cocaine. The amount would be enough to open up the possibility of a death sentence if the person were found guilty, but other sentences are also available. Bali police are expected to speak to the media on Monday afternoon (AEST). If the person were convicted, it would create a diplomatic headache for the Australian government – which opposes the death penalty – reminiscent of the Bali Nine case. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the so-called ringleaders of the Bali Nine, were executed by firing squad in 2015, 10 years after the group was arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle more than 8 kilograms of heroin out of Indonesia. The five members who remained in Indonesian prisons were returned to Australia in December as new President Prabowo Subianto sought to begin his relationship with Australia on a positive footing.
West Australian
26-05-2025
- West Australian
Australian man arrested in Canggu, Bali, after allegedly trying to smuggle 1.5kg of cocaine into Indonesia
An Australian has been arrested in Bali after allegedly trying to smuggle 1.5kg of cocaine into Indonesia. Balinese officers arrested the man at a Canggu apartment on Thursday after custom officers allegedly found the drugs concealed in a package — addressed to the man — when it was X-rayed on arrival in Indonesia. The drugs are believed to have been arriving from Thailand. The man allegedly resisted the arrest and sustained multiple injuries. The penalty for drug smuggling offences in Indonesia is life imprisonment or the death penalty. It comes more than 10 years after nine Australians were arrested in Bali for attempting to smuggle more than 8kg of heroin — a street value of more than $4 million — out of Indonesia in 2005. Ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were sentenced to death and executed by firing squad in April 2015. The remaining seven — Renae Lawrence, Scott Rush, Michael Czugaj, Martin Stephens, Matthew Norman, Si Yi Chen and Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen — were sentenced to life in prison.
Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Perth Now
Aussie in handcuffs accused of smuggling coke into Bali
An Australian has been arrested in Bali after allegedly trying to smuggle 1.5kg of cocaine into Indonesia. Balinese officers arrested the man at a Canggu apartment on Thursday after custom officers allegedly found the drugs concealed in a package — addressed to the man — when it was X-rayed on arrival in Indonesia. The drugs are believed to have been arriving from Thailand. The man allegedly resisted the arrest and sustained multiple injuries. The penalty for drug smuggling offences in Indonesia is life imprisonment or the death penalty. It comes more than 10 years after nine Australians were arrested in Bali for attempting to smuggle more than 8kg of heroin — a street value of more than $4 million — out of Indonesia in 2005. Ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were sentenced to death and executed by firing squad in April 2015. The remaining seven — Renae Lawrence, Scott Rush, Michael Czugaj, Martin Stephens, Matthew Norman, Si Yi Chen and Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen — were sentenced to life in prison.
Sky News AU
26-05-2025
- Sky News AU
Australian man could face the firing squad after he was arrested allegedly smuggling 1.5kg of cocaine into Indonesia
An Australian man has been arrested in Bali and could face the death penalty after he allegedly smuggled 1.5 kilograms 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. 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.
