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Dec 10, 2009
Iranians hid drugs in stomachs
DENPASAR (Indonesia) - SEVEN Iranians are being held on the holiday island of Bali after trying to smuggle hundreds of methamphetamine tablets in their stomachs, Indonesian police said on Thursday. The group arrived at Bali's main airport on Wednesday and aroused suspicion because at least one of the travellers had no luggage, Bali police spokesman Gde Sugianyar said. The alleged trafficker was taken to a hospital and 100 methamphetamine capsules were found in his stomach, he said. 'At this time, seven of them have been arrested,' Mr Sugianyar said. 'We've confiscated 371 capsules of methampetamines,' he said, estimating their total value at about four billion rupiah (S$589,000 dollars). More than a dozen Iranians have been arrested in Indonesia since October for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 13 million dollars worth of methampetamines into the country. Indonesia enforces stiff penalties, including life imprisonment and death, for drug trafficking. -- AFP
Home > Breaking News > SE Asia > Story
Dec 10, 2009
Iranians hid drugs in stomachs
DENPASAR (Indonesia) - SEVEN Iranians are being held on the holiday island of Bali after trying to smuggle hundreds of methamphetamine tablets in their stomachs, Indonesian police said on Thursday. The group arrived at Bali's main airport on Wednesday and aroused suspicion because at least one of the travellers had no luggage, Bali police spokesman Gde Sugianyar said. The alleged trafficker was taken to a hospital and 100 methamphetamine capsules were found in his stomach, he said. 'At this time, seven of them have been arrested,' Mr Sugianyar said. 'We've confiscated 371 capsules of methampetamines,' he said, estimating their total value at about four billion rupiah (S$589,000 dollars). More than a dozen Iranians have been arrested in Indonesia since October for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 13 million dollars worth of methampetamines into the country. Indonesia enforces stiff penalties, including life imprisonment and death, for drug trafficking. -- AFP
