A Peruvian woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Bali after attempting to smuggle cocaine into Indonesia using a sex toy. The 42-year-old, identified only as NS, was arrested at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport on 12 August.
Customs officers became suspicious of her behaviour and, after consulting with police, conducted a thorough search. They discovered 1.4kg of cocaine hidden inside a sex toy concealed in her genitals, as well as in her underwear. Police also accused her of smuggling dozens of ecstasy pills.
The woman told police she was 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 strict narcotics laws, which carry the death penalty for drug trafficking.
Bali police narcotics unit director Radiant confirmed the details in a press conference. The case highlights Indonesia's harsh stance on drug offences, with dozens of traffickers currently on death row, including a 69-year-old British woman.
Last month, a Bali court sentenced a 46-year-old Argentine woman to seven years for smuggling 244 grams of cocaine hidden in her genitals. Indonesia last carried out executions in 2016, when four drug convicts were killed by firing squad.
