Argentine woman and British man go on trial in Bali accused of smuggling cocaine

A tribunal connected the Indonesian tourer land of Bali started the proceedings of an Argentine pistillate and a British antheral accused of smuggling cocaine

DENPASAR, Indonesia -- An Argentine pistillate and a British antheral went connected proceedings Thursday on charges of smuggling cocaine to the Indonesian tourer land of Bali. If convicted, they could look up to 12 years successful prison.

Prosecutors accidental Eleonora Gracia, 46, was arrested successful March astatine Bali’s airdrome with 244 grams (half a pound) of cocaine wrapped successful a condom hidden successful her vagina. Authorities alleged that she handed implicit the cocaine to Elliot James Shaw, 50, astatine a edifice adjacent a Bali beach.

Prosecutors astatine the District Court successful Denpasar, Bali’s provincial capital, said they violated anti-narcotics laws that transportation a punishment of up to 12 years successful prison.

After the charges against Gracia and Shaw were work retired successful the Bali court, a sheet of 3 judges adjourned the proceedings until July 3. The tribunal is expected to present its verdict adjacent month.

Gracia and Shaw wore look masks arsenic they sat adjacent to each different successful court. Neither they nor their lawyers spoke successful tribunal oregon to reporters covering the trial.

The United Nations Office connected Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is simply a large drug-smuggling hub contempt having immoderate of the strictest cause laws successful the world, successful portion due to the fact that planetary cause syndicates people its young population.

Indonesian authorities connected Monday arrested 285 radical suspected of cause trafficking, including 29 women and 7 foreigners, and seized implicit fractional a ton of narcotics during a two-month crackdown.

About 530 radical are connected decease enactment successful Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections’ information showed past month. Indonesia’s past executions, of a national and 3 foreigners, were carried retired successful July 2016.

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Associated Press writer Niniek Karmini successful Jakarta, Indonesia, contributed to this report.

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