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British grandmother gets death sentence for smuggling cocaine in Indonesia

A 56-year-old British grandmother was sentenced to death Tuesday for smuggling cocaine into the Indonesian island of Bali, in a shock verdict after prosecutors recommended 15 years imprisonment. Lindsay Sandiford sobbed as the court in Bali’s capital Denpasar handed down the sentence, over a drugs haul worth $2.4 million found…

British woman could face death in Indonesia for smuggling cocaine to Bali

A British woman was indicted in an Indonesian court Thursday on multiple drug charges including smuggling cocaine to the resort island of Bali, which could see her face the death penalty. Lindsay Sandiford was arrested in May upon arrival at Bali’s Denpasar airport on a flight from Bangkok after customs…