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15378
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 21:49
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JAPANESE FACING DEATH SENTENCE FOR CARRYING DRUG
Denpasar, Indonesia, Aug 8 (ANTARA) - A Japanese tourist who was arrested at Denpasar's Ngurah Rai airport recently for posession of 102 grams of marijuana may face life-long imprisonemnt or the death penalty, police said.
Sigumari Kurusai (41) was stopped by Ngurah Rai Airport customs officers after they had found the marijuana hidden in his luggage. Kurusai had then just disembarked from a flight from Singapore, Bali police information officer Sr Com AS Reniban said here Friday.
"He could be given the death penalty or a life sentence based on Article 82, section 1, of the Narcotics Law of 1997," Reniban said.
"We are now processing the case as he was found to be in possession of 21 plastic clips of marijuana weighing a total of 102 grams," he said.
During preliminary questioning it was established that Kurasai had been a frequent visitor to Bali since 2005 and it was possible he had been a drug dealer in Bali all along.
Police also learned that Kurusai bought the drugs in Thailand and carried the stuff to Bali via Singapore.
Sigumari Kurusai (41) was stopped by Ngurah Rai Airport customs officers after they had found the marijuana hidden in his luggage. Kurusai had then just disembarked from a flight from Singapore, Bali police information officer Sr Com AS Reniban said here Friday.
"He could be given the death penalty or a life sentence based on Article 82, section 1, of the Narcotics Law of 1997," Reniban said.
"We are now processing the case as he was found to be in possession of 21 plastic clips of marijuana weighing a total of 102 grams," he said.
During preliminary questioning it was established that Kurasai had been a frequent visitor to Bali since 2005 and it was possible he had been a drug dealer in Bali all along.
Police also learned that Kurusai bought the drugs in Thailand and carried the stuff to Bali via Singapore.
