Thai meth swallowers get 16 years' jail in Indonesia

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BALI, Indonesia: Two Thai men were sentenced to heavy 16-year jail terms in Indonesia on Wednesday after swallowing a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of ...

BALI, Indonesia: Two Thai men were sentenced to heavy 16-year jail terms in Indonesia on Wednesday after swallowing a kilogram of methamphetamine in a foiled drug smuggling bid.

The Thai nationals would also have to pay a fine of 2.0 billion rupiah each or spend an extra year in jail, said presiding judge Heriyanti, who goes by one name.In February, Balinese authorities arrested a Tanzanian man who had allegedly swallowed a kilogram of methamphetamine in a foiled smuggling attempt.

In 2015, Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran - the accused ringleaders of the so-called Bali Nine heroin gang - were executed by firing squad.

 

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