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New Zealander Anthony Glen de Malmanche Arrested in Bali for Drug Smuggling

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Antony Glen De Malmanche of New Zealand is escorted by customs security for a press conference at the customs office in Denpasar on Bali island

Antony Glen De Malmanche of New Zealand is escorted by customs security for a press conference at the customs office in Denpasar on Bali island

 

BALI –  New Zealander  Anthony Glen de Malmanche will face the death penalty after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle crystal methamphetamine into the Indonesian island resort of Bali, a customs official said Friday (Dec 5).

Airport customs Chief Budi Harjanto said Anthony Glen de Malmanche, 52, was detained Monday after officials found 1.7kg of the drug hidden inside his backpack when his flight from Hong Kong landed in Bali.

“The X-ray screening detected crystal methamphetamine hidden inside a red plastic bag inside his backpack,” he told reporters, adding that the suspect could face the death penalty if convicted. He did not give an estimate for the street value of the drugs.

Indonesia enforces some of the stiffest penalties for drug trafficking in the world, including life imprisonment and death. Foreigners are frequently arrested for attempting to smuggle narcotics into hard-partying Bali, and some have been handed the death sentence.

Last Year British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford, who was caught smuggling cocaine into Bali, was sentenced to death.

Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are on death row in Indonesia after being convicted of being part of the “Bali Nine” group, which attempted to smuggle heroin into Australia from the resort island.

Antony Glen De Malmanche of New Zealand sits as evidence is placed next to him by customs security during a press conference at the customs office in Denpasar on Bali island.

Antony Glen De Malmanche of New Zealand sits as evidence is placed next to him by customs security during a press conference at the customs office in Denpasar on Bali island.

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