Russian drug suspects arrested in Bali after high-speed car chase

The Indonesian authorities arrested two Russian nationals suspected of smuggling drugs into Bali after a high-speed car chase on the popular resort island.

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The 52-year-old woman and 40-year-old man were arrested after trying to smuggle close to 8kg of hashish – a concentrated cannabis product – in a suitcase from Thailand.



The woman, identified by her initials “KK”, arrived in Indonesian capital Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport before driving to Bali in a rental vehicle to meet the man at a seaport on June 5.



The agency said the man, identified by his initials “SK”, picked up the woman and dropped her off, along with the case, at an unidentified location before attempting to flee.



Officials pursued the man, and said he had been driving recklessly and hit several pedestrians before being stopped by the authorities.