Overview
- Airport security at Ngurah Rai on Sept 3 found about 1.3kg of cocaine in a 29-year-old British traveler's bag after a flight from Barcelona, officials said.
- Police arrested a second British suspect at a villa in Badung on Sept 4 following the airport seizure, and both men were later presented handcuffed in orange uniforms at a narcotics agency briefing.
- Investigators say a handler named “Santos” directed the courier from Barcelona to Bali, and they are examining possible ties to an international trafficking network.
- The detainees have been reported as Kial Robinson, 29, and Piran Ezra Wilkinson, 48, both from Chichester, with officials saying the pair knew each other and met in Barcelona after living in Thailand.
- The UK Foreign Office said it is aware of the detentions, is providing consular support, and is in contact with Indonesian authorities.