Alleged Australian Drug Smuggler Arrested in Bali; Could Face Death Penalty
Jakarta Globe, October 01, 2010
Denpasar, Bali. Another Australian could be facing the death penalty after he was caught allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.7 kilograms of methamphetamine through Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport on Friday.
The man was identified as Michael Sacatides, 43. He was born in Wentworthville, New South Wales, though is understood to reside in Sydney.
Customs official Endro Wibowo said Sacatides, a boxing coach, was arrested shortly after his Air Asia flight landed from Bangkok.
Endro said the alleged drug smuggler had admitted obtaining the drugs — valued at Rp 2.8 billion ($314,000) in Indonesia — from an Indian man in Bangkok.
He said authorities had alerted the Australian consulate in Bali and would transfer Sacatides to Bali Police.
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