Briton and German arrested for smuggling illegal drugs in Bali airport BALI: Indonesian customs officials said they have captured two foreigners accused of attempting to smuggle drugs onto the tourist island of Bali.
A German man is escorted by customs officers in Bali
Customs chief Himawan Indarjono said British resident Adam Scott and German Siegfried Karl Achim Ruckel were arrested before the end of last month at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport. He said officers seized a jug with 655 Diazepam tablets, otherwise called Valium, from Mr Scott, a computer analyst who arrived from Bangkok on Jan 24. The amount, which was not reported on his customs declaration, was judged to be more than he needed for personal use. He said Mr Scott is suspected with damaging the Customs and Psychotropic laws, under which he could face up to 10 years in jail and a fine of $22,000 if discovered guilty. Another customs official, Husni Syaiful, said Mr Ruckel arrived two days later from Doha and had 7g of heroin, 0.2g of amphetamine and 15.3g of morphine. In the event that discovered guilty, Mr Ruckel could face up to a death sentence and a fine of up to $730,000.
Indonesia has extremely strict drug laws and convicted smugglers are some of the time executed. Eighteen convicts, mostly foreigners, have been executed under President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who took office in October 2014 and declared a war on illegal drugs. More than 150 individuals are currently on death row, for the most part for drug crimes. Around onethird of them are foreigners. Source: Click here | Sending load to Thailand thru TopupTH