Summary
Two British men, Kial Garth Robinson and Piran Ezra Wilkinson, were sentenced to prison in Indonesia for smuggling cocaine into Bali. Robinson received an 11-year sentence, and Wilkinson got nine years; both also face hefty fines or additional jail time. They were caught after customs officials found cocaine in Robinson's backpack at Bali's airport.
Key Facts
- Kial Garth Robinson and Piran Ezra Wilkinson are the two men involved.
- Robinson received an 11-year prison sentence, and Wilkinson was sentenced to nine years.
- Both men have to pay a fine of about £45,000 or serve up to 190 more days in prison.
- Customs officers found 1.3kg of cocaine in Robinson's backpack at Bali's airport.
- Robinson claimed he was a courier ordered to transport the drugs from Spain to Bali.
- Indonesia has strict anti-drug laws, including potential death penalties for trafficking.
- There is currently a halt on the death penalty for drug crimes in Indonesia since 2017.
- The arrests and sentences happened in the context of Indonesia's ongoing fight against drug trafficking.
