Nineteen-year-old Brazilian national, Manuela Vitoria De Araujo Farias, has been handed an 11-year prison sentence after she was found guilty of smuggling a staggering 3.9 kilograms of cocaine into Bali.
A French citizen, Rayan Jawad Henri Bitar (30), is on trial in Bali for the possession of methamphetamines, three firearms, and 29 rounds of ammunition punishable by up to 20 years in prison. During an online criminal court proceeding held in Bali on Tuesday, 04 May 2021, State Prosecutors leveled four separate criminal charges against the defendant Bitar.
As reported by
National Narcotics Law and section 1 of the
1951 Emergency Law on the unauthorized possession of weaponry.
The defendant’s defense team voiced no objections to the charges presented to the
Denpasar District Court, thereby permitting the trial to proceed with the presentation of evidence and the calling of witnesses.