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Island focus: Russian arrested on drug charges in Bali
The Denpasar Police have arrested a Russian woman for the alleged possession of 0
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he Denpasar Police have arrested a Russian woman for the alleged possession of 0.37 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
The woman, identified only as GNA, was arrested on Jl. Dewi Sri in Kuta on March 23 following a tip-off.
“She told the police she bought the drug from someone at Kerobokan Prison. We’re investigating who supplied the drug,” Denpasar Police narcotics division chief Comr. I Gede Ganefo said over the weekend.
“She said the drug was for personal use. She had been a drug user for a year,” Ganefo said.
The 29-year-old woman said she needed the drug to help her work.
“GNA said she was more focused and inspired when under the influence of the drug,” he added.
GNA has lived in Bali for eight years.
The woman will be charged under the Narcotics Law, which carries a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.
