DENPASAR, Indonesia, Feb 26, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Two British men were given lengthy jail terms Thursday by an Indonesian court after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine into the popular holiday island of Bali. Kial Garth Robinson was sentenced to 11 years, while Paul Ezra Wilkinson landed a term of nine years. Prosecutors said Robinson and Wilkinson were friends who lived in Thailand and had met in Barcelona a week before their arrests. Indonesia has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers, but has maintained a moratorium on executions for several years. Indonesia last carried out executions in 2016, killing one Indonesian and three Nigerian drug convicts by firing squad.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 26, 2026 08:08 UTC