The family of an Australian man who was arrested in Bali in connection with the alleged smuggling of 1.7 kilograms of cocaine says that it trusts that the correct process will be maintained in the handling of his case.
Lamar Aaron Ahchee was arrested on 22 May in his apartment in the Balinese village of Tibubeneng in Noord -Kuta.
The police claim that the 43-year-old received two packages there, which contained an estimated $ 1.1 million in cocaine in 206 small packages.
The medicines were wrapped in Lindor Lindt Chocolate Wappers.
The police claim that Mr Ahchee is promised a reward of approximately $ 4,713 to accept the delivery of the packages, which on May 20 in Bali’s capital, Denpasar, from abroad.
He still has to be accused of a specific violation. Bali’s senior public prosecutor Last week, the ABC told that it could cost the authorities up to 60 days to charge Mr Ahchee for his alleged involvement in smuggling drugs.
Mr Ahchee Stephanie’s sister and his mother traveled to Bali to support him.
In a short statement given to the media on Friday, Stephanie Ahchee thanked the Indonesian authorities for their “professionalism and impartiality”.
Mr Ahchee Stephanie’s sister thanked the Indonesian authorities for their professionalism. ((ABC News: Ambrose Boli))
“We are grateful for the honest and respectful treatment he received during this process from law enforcement and legal officials,” she said.
“We recognize the seriousness of this case and the situation and continue to commit ourselves to full cooperation with the legal system to guarantee a fair outcome.
“Our priority is Lamar’s well -being and we trust that the right process will be maintained.”
Mrs. Ahchee was accompanied by John McLeod, a consultant who worked with a number of Australians who have been arrested in the field of drugs in Indonesia, including Schapelle Corby.
The Bali police told the media last month that they had received a tip that there would contain two packages that contain drugs that arrive from abroad, one addressed to an apartment in North Kuta and the other intended for an address in Mengwi.
Reportedly, customs officials have discovered the cocaine in the packages via X -rays, which then contacted the police.
Authorities then followed the delivery of the packages.
The cocaine is reportedly found in 206 small packages. ((ABC News))
The police claim that Mr Ahchee has arranged a driver with a Ride-Hail app to collect one of the packages of a post office.
That package was collected and then passed on to a second delivery person who delivered it to the apartment before the original driver took the second package from another post office and drove to the same address.
Mr Ahchee was arrested on the same day after he reportedly received the packages.
The police say that Mr. Ahchee told them that he did not know who was organized the drugs, but admitted that he had received an order from someone who was called ‘boss’ to receive the packages and distribute them for a promised reward of 50 million Rupiah (about $ 4,731).
Although Mr Ahchee still has to be charged, convictions for bringing drugs to Indonesia can bear the death penalty.
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