Four Britons could face death penalty after arrest in Bali drug ‘sting’

A British man who allegedly collected cocaine from Sandiford at the hotel was
also arrested, with the substance in his car.

Police seized 3.36 grams of hashish from another British man, and 78 plastic
satchels containing what police suspect are ecstasy pills from the Indian
national before both were arrested, Mulyadi said.

Denpasar airport customs chief I Made Wijaya said they found the haul of
cocaine in the lining of Sandiford’s suitcase.

“We conducted an X-ray scan on the luggage, found a suspicious substance in it
and then examined it,” he said.

The suspects are still being held at Denpasar police headquarters but if
charged will be serving long sentences in Bali’s famous Kerobokan prison,
home to Australian beauty therapist Schapelle Corby and at one time,
celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s brother, Ronald.

It is likely the death penalty will be sought in the case of such a large
amount of prohibited drugs.

Two members of an Australian drug smuggling gang known as the “Bali Nine”
who were arrested in 2005 are on death row, while seven others face lengthy
jail terms.

Another Australian, Schapelle Corby, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison
for smuggling 4.1 kg of marijuana in 2005, recently had her term slashed by
five years after a clemency appeal to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

The 34-year-old is due to be released in September 2017.

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