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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 15, 2006
Australia

INDONESIA. LAST AUSTRALIANS JAILED FOR LIFE IN BALI DRUG TRIAL

three Australians were jailed for life for their roles in a heroin smuggling ring on Indonesia's Bali island, the last in a series of tough verdicts against a group of nine young Australians.

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three Australians were jailed for life for their roles in a heroin smuggling ring on Indonesia's Bali island, the last in a series of tough verdicts against a group of nine young Australians.
The so-called "Bali Nine" were arrested on the famous resort island in April 2005 for attempting to smuggle more than 8.2 kg (18 lb) of heroin from Indonesia to their home country.
The Denpasar District Court sentenced Tach Duc Thanh Nguyen, Si Yi Chen and Matthew Norman, who sat together as the verdicts were read out. They were arrested at a Bali hotel, where quantities of heroin, scales and other equipment were found.
On February 14, the court sentenced two organisers of the smuggling ring to die by firing squad. Nguyen, in his mid-20s, was from Brisbane. Chen, 20, and Norman, 19, were from Sydney. The sentences matched what prosecutors had demanded.
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  • (Sources: Reuters News, 15/02/2006)