The defendants’ charges, which were read out during the trial, include drug smuggling under Indonesia’s notoriously harsh anti-narcotics law, with death penalty being the maximum punishment.

As reported by state news agency Antaraand Nusa Balitoday, prosecutor I Made Lovi Pusnawan said during the trial that the defendants received a package from an unknown man, identified as Kulwant Kulkata, in Jakarta on Sep. 2 with orders to take the package to Bali. They were promised a payment of IDR9 million (US$642).

“When the two defendants were about to depart from Jakarta to Denpasar, they tucked a blue fabric bag containing shabu packages inside their luggage and covered it with clothes belonging to defendant Harvinder Singh,” Lovi said.

On the morning of Sep. 3, police received a tip-off about a planned drug deal, leading to them arresting the two men at a hotel located in South Kuta. The court heard that the meth was planned to be brought to Buleleng, intended for island-wide circulation.

The two defendants, through their attorney, objected to the charges read against them. The Denpasar District Court is set to call on witnesses to testify at the next court session.

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