Two British men jailed for smuggling cocaine into Bali
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.
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