2 Russians arrested in Bali for drug smuggling

Indonesian authorities have arrested two Russian men for attempting to smuggle drugs through Bali airport. 30-year-old Yoga teacher Aleksandr Simonov was arrested last Tuesday and 43- year-old designer Sergey Chernykh two days later after arriving on a flight from Kuala Lumpur. “We were suspicious because their stomachs were hard. We then detected hashish capsules in their stomachs after an X-ray,” the Head of Customs Made Wijaya, told reporters. Simonov had swallowed 88 capsules weighing 915 grams while Chernykh had swallowed 359 capsules weighing 695 grams, Wijaya said. The drugs had a street value of 966 million rupiah which is about $100,000. The customs official says the two “do not know each other” and are believed to have consumed the hashish in India. Both face the death penalty if convicted.