Denpasar. A French national faces the death penalty after allegedly attempting to smuggle three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in the lining of his suitcase through customs at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, police said.
Francois Jacques Giuliy, 48, was arrested at the airport after customs officers allegedly discovered two large bags of crystal meth lining the walls of his suitcase. He arrived in the country on a Malaysian Airlines flight from Abu Dhabi that had a layover in Kuala Lumpur. Investigators are working to determine the source and eventual destination of the drugs, Ngurah Rai customs chief Made Wijaya said in a press conference on Monday.
Giuliy is the second French national to be detained on drug charges in Bali since the start of the year. Police arrested 46-year-old Thierry Verchere on Jan. 9 for cocaine possession and distribution during a raid on a North Kuta, Badung district, Denpasar, home.
As the two men face the possibility of serving hard time at an Indonesian prison, another French national walked free on Monday after serving 14 years on drug charges. Forty-year-old Michael Blanc, who was sentenced to life in prison, was released on parole on Monday after receiving a substantial sentence cut by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2008 that reduced his life sentence to 20 years.
Blanc was arrested in Dec. of 1999 with 3.8 kilograms of hash concealed in scuba diving canisters. He will have to remain in Indonesia until July 21, 2017.
Source: Jakarta Globe, January 20, 2014
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