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Indonesia has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers, but has maintained a moratorium on executions for several years.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gestures as he delivers a speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct 29, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan)
08 Jun 2026 02:28AM
INDONESIA: Indonesian authorities arrested two Russian nationals suspected of smuggling drugs into Bali after a high-speed car chase on the popular resort island, an official said on Sunday (Jun 7).The woman, 52, and the 40-year-old man were arrested after trying to smuggle close to eight kilograms of hashish in a suitcase from Thailand, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) said in a statement."We have seized the evidence, 7.8 kilograms of hashish," BNN chief Suyudi Ario Seto said.The woman, identified by her initials "KK", arrived in Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport before driving to Bali in a rental vehicle to meet the man at a seaport on Friday.
