A Briton is facing the death penalty for allegedly smuggling £300,000 worth of cocaine into a popular holiday destination with a "zero tolerance" approach to drugs.
Kial Garth Robinson, 29, appeared in court on Tuesday in Indonesia after being charged with importing 1.3kg of cocaine into Bali on September 3.
Prosecutor Made Dipa Umbara said that the maximum penalty for two of the three charges brought against the landscape gardener is the death penalty.
Mr Umbara told the court: “The defendant’s actions are punishable by the death penalty.
Kial Garth Robinson, 29, appeared in court on Tuesday in Indonesia
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“This was the first time the defendant had ever carried or brought narcotics into Indonesia.
“The defendant had also never carried or brought narcotics into any other country before.”
Robert Khuana Kial, defending the Briton, did not oppose the charges brought by prosecutors.
Indonesia’s tough drug laws mean anyone caught smuggling more than five grams of Class A drugs can face execution by firing squad.
The Indonesian court heard that customs officials searched the 29-year-old's luggage after arriving at Bali International Airport
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The Indonesian court heard that customs officials searched the 29-year-old's luggage after arriving at Bali International Airport from Barcelona on September 3.
Upon inspection, 1.32kg of cocaine was discovered in his bag.
Mr Robinson told police officers after he was arrested that he had crossed paths with fellow Briton, Piran Ezra Wilkinson, who is also in custody in Bali over narcotics smuggling.
Mr Wilkinson is set to face trial in Indonesia at a later date.
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Mr Robinson is also said to have told authorities he met a man called Santos in Barcelona months earlier to hatch the drug smuggling plot.
After the 29-year-old was taken into custody, authorities set up a sting on September 4.
He was told to continue with the planned drug delivery to a luxury property near the party hotspot of Canggu.
At 2.30am, officers accompanied Robinson to the Angin Sepoi villa, where Mr Wilkinson was then arrested.
Mr Robinson had allegedly been paid £2,280 in cryptocurrency to cover his trip to the popular tourist island
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Bali’s Narcotics Board chief Rudi Sudrajati told the court: “When police arrived at the villa, Robinson went to room 102 and handed the backpack containing the cocaine to Piran Ezra Wilkinson."
The Indonesian court heard that Robinson had been paid £2,280 in cryptocurrency to cover his trip to the popular tourist island, with a further £3,600 promised upon completing the delivery.
He was due to leave the country on September 8, flying to Thailand.
The Briton's trial is set to resume next week.
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