Brit woman may face death for smuggling cocaine worth 1.6mln pounds into Bali

Bali, May 28 (ANI): A 56-year-old British woman has been arrested for allegedly trafficking cocaine worth 1.6 million pounds into Bali.

Lindsay Sandiford was stopped with the 4.7 kg haul as she arrived on a flight from Bangkok in Thailand on May 19.

According to The Sky News, three other Britons and an Indian national were believed to be the intended recipients.

Police is currently questioning them, the report said.

Sandiford faces a maximum penalty of death if found guilty.

According to the report, over 140 people are on death row as a result of drug convictions in Indonesia, and a third of those are foreigners. (ANI)