A Peruvian woman has been arrested in Bali on suspicion of attempting to smuggle cocaine and ecstasy pills into the Indonesian resort island, with authorities alleging she concealed the drugs inside a sex toy and her underwear.
The 42-year-old, identified only by her initials NS, arrived at Bali's international airport from Qatar on 12 August when customs officers became suspicious. Bali police narcotics unit director Radiant, who like many Indonesians uses one name, said a further check was carried out after police were consulted.
Officers found 1.4kg of cocaine inside a sex toy hidden in her genitals and in her underwear, along with dozens of ecstasy pills. The woman told police she had been hired to transport the drugs by a man she met on the dark web in April, in return for $20,000.
She has been charged under Indonesia's harsh narcotics laws and could face the death penalty if convicted. The case comes shortly after a Bali court sentenced a 46-year-old Argentine woman to seven years in prison for smuggling 244g of cocaine wrapped in a condom and hidden inside her genitals.
Dozens of drug traffickers remain on death row in Indonesia, including a 69-year-old British woman convicted of smuggling cocaine. The country last carried out executions in 2016, killing one Indonesian and three Nigerian drug convicts by firing squad.
