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View all search resultsBrazilian sentenced to 18 years in prison for smuggling cocaine to Bali
Da Costa was arrested on July 13 last year upon arriving at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport from Brazil. Customs officers discovered two packages in his luggage containing a total of 3.2 kilograms of cocaine.
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Brazilian national Yuri Bezzera da Costa leaves the Denpasar District Court in Bali on Feb. 12, 2026, after being sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking 3 kilograms of cocaine. (JP/Ni Komang Erviani)
The Denpasar District Court has sentenced a Brazilian national to 18 years in prison for smuggling 3 kilograms of cocaine into Bali.
Judge Ni Made Oktimandiani said Yuri Bezerra da Costa had been found guilty of breaching Article 113 of the 2009 Narcotics Law, which pertains to the trafficking of more than 5 grams of narcotics and carries a maximum penalty of death.
“The court sentences the defendant to 18 years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rp 1 billion [US$59,385], with a subsidiary term of 190 days’ imprisonment should the fine not be paid,” she said on Thursday.
The ruling exceeded the prosecutors’ demand of 16 years in prison and a Rp 2 billion fine.
In handing down the verdict, Ni Made said an aggravating factor was that Da Costa’s actions had undermined the government’s efforts to combat drug trafficking.
However, she added that the court considered the defendant’s admission of guilt, expression of remorse and cooperative conduct throughout the trial as mitigating factors.
The court has given Da Costa seven days to appeal the verdict to a higher court.
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