Bali Snares Another Aussie Drug Courier, Death Penalty Looms
Posted on Fri Mar 02, 2012 at 09:05:00 AM EST
Tags: Bali, Death Penalty, Edward, Myatt (all tags)
Edward Norris Myatt is 54 years old, originally from Ballarat in Victoria, Queensland Australia. He's been living in England in recent years, working as a construction worker and selling jewelry. (There's a Myatt Jewelers in Victoria, I have no idea if they are connected.)
I think the pictures tell the story.
Here's the sign that hangs in Bali's airport:
Myatt gets stopped at the airport, they suspect he has swallowed pills, so they arrest him and take him to the hospital where he spends three days, waiting to expel 72 capsules. Then they do their perp walk for the media. (Video here.) Not only does he have to wear an orange shirt, the shirt announces he's a prisoner. ("Pelaku")[More...]
Here are the 72 capsules that had been secreted inside him. 71 contained hash and 1 contained meth. The helpful authorities even brought a scale to the perp walk and weighed each one in front of the media. I hope the police cleaned the capsules off first.
Indonesia says the weight of the 72 capsules was 1103 grams of hashish, with an estimated street value of $67,000, which qualifies him for the death penalty. The cops believe he is a long time mule, having made 6 trips to Bali this year.
Where will he go? You guessed it, Bali's Kerobokan Prison.
His arrest did not go smoothly. During the car trip to the hospital, where the cops were to wait until he expelled the drugs, Mr. Myatt tried to escape. He ran away, but he wasn't familiar with the area and he ended up jumping into a swimming pool. An officer jumped in to grab him. Off to the hospital they went.
Nor was Mr. Myatt cooperative with information. He refused to provide information about whatever drug network he is working for.
Myatt will be allowed to meet with consulate officials. Then, he's likely to be moved to Hotel Kebokoran, which houses Schapelle Corb