REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR - Indonesian authorities have arrested a Frenchman accused of smuggling half a million dollars' worth of illegal drugs onto the resort island of Bali.
Customs officials said Monday that Francois Jacques Guily was detained after he arrived a day earlier on a flight from Abu Dhabi via Kuala Lumpur. They said officers discovered two plastic packs containing 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) of methamphetamine in his suitcase.
Guily faces a possible death penalty if found guilty of drug trafficking. He is the second Frenchman arrested in Bali in recent weeks on drug-related charges.
On Jan. 9, Thierry Claude Josep was arrested in Bali's capital, Denpasar, after police seized cocaine worth 47,000 USD from his pocket. Indonesia has strict drug laws and convicted smugglers are often executed.
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