(L-R) Olivier Jover of France, Tatiana Firsova of Russia, Kasarin Khamkhao and Sanicha maneetes of Thailand attend a press conference at the Customs offices near Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on October 21,2019. - Two Thai women and a Frenchman could face the death penalty after they were caught smuggling drugs into Bali, the Indonesian holiday island's customs agency said on October 21. Russian beautician Tatiana Firsova, who allegedly tried to smuggle in 6.6 grams of cocaine, was arrested after arriving in Bali on a flight from Doha last week. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA/ AFP)
Denpasar: Two Thai women and a Frenchman could face the death penalty after they were caught smuggling drugs into Bali, the Indonesian holiday island’s customs agency said.
The Thai nationals – identified as Kasarin Khamkhao and Sanicha Maneetes – arrived last week on a flight from Bangkok and suspicious airport officials found nearly 1kg of methamphetamine hidden under their clothes, authorities said yesterday.
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