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Peruvian Arrested in Bali Over Alleged Cocaine, Ecstasy Smuggling in Sex Toy

The case underscores Indonesia's severe drug laws that allow capital punishment for trafficking.

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Overview

  • The 42-year-old, identified as NS, was stopped by customs at Bali’s airport on 12 August after arriving from Qatar.
  • Police say a search uncovered 1.4kg of cocaine and 43 ecstasy pills concealed in a sex toy and in packages hidden in her bra and underwear.
  • The suspect told officers she was recruited on the dark web in April and promised $20,000 to carry the drugs.
  • Authorities say she traveled from Barcelona with a layover in Doha before landing in Denpasar, where the arrest occurred.
  • She has been charged under Indonesia’s narcotics law and could face the death penalty, in a country where about 530 people are on death row and executions last occurred in 2016.