Denpasar. French national Francois Jacques Giuily, 49 was charged with drug trafficking by a Bali court on Thursday and could face the death penalty if found guilty.

Giuily was allegedly caught with 3 kilos of crystal methamphetamine, worth some Rp 6.1 billion ($506,300), on arrival at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport on January 19

Under Indonesia’s harsh drug laws, dealing on quantities more than 5 grams is a capital offense.

“He was promised $4,000 if he succeeded,” prosecutor I Gusti Putu Atmaja said of Giuily, who stood accused of carrying the drugs from Senegal.

Giuily arrived in Denpasar on a flight from Kuala Lumpur. Custom officers discovered two large bags of meth in a false compartment in his suitcase.

He allegedly worked for a Gambian drug dealer who went by the name John Narco who gave him the packages in Dakkar. Before reaching Bali, Giuily allegedly brought the drugs through Algeria, Belgium, Abu Dhabi and Malaysia.

“The convict brought the narcotics to Denpasar to hand off to another person,” Atmaja said. “He was still awaiting Narco’s order.”

Giuily’s lawyer, Suroso, filed no objections to the charges. The panel of judges will begin hearing from witnesses on April 17.

Source: The Jakarta Globe, April 10, 2014