If you’re dumb enough to be carrying cocaine around with you in Bali, you better make damn sure you don’t give police an excuse to pull you aside and search you in the street.
Unfortunately for Nelson Philip James, 32, from Lismore, Australia, he and his companion were pulled over by police for not wearing helmets while riding a motorbike, and then this happened:
@cangguinfoAn Australian national was caught with cocaine hidden in his pants pocket while in Bali. The arrest was made during a routine inspection by local authorities. This incident adds to the growing list of legal violations involving foreign tourists in Indonesia.♬ original sound – CANGGU INFO
And just like that, Nelson is facing 20 years in a Bali prison. Obviously we’re dealing with a complete f***wit here because he really tried to pass off the cocaine as Panadol like they weren’t going to test it for themselves, but I guess you’ll say anything when you’re that desperate and off your face already.
Badung police chief Arif Batubara said during a press conference that Nelson was “acting nervous and initially refused to show documents”.
“During a traffic inspection on June 11, police were observing a traffic violation at the Pererenan area, Tanah Lot.”
“He was acting nervous and initially refused to show the documents. When asked again for his paperwork, he took out his hand and a plastic clip fell out of his pocket, but one plastic was still on his hand.
“Narcotic police team was then contacted, and they did a follow-up to his villa but found nothing there.
“According to him, he bought the drugs in Ungasan on June 9. Details of the purchase are still being investigated.”
Give the drugs a rest in south east Asia, folks. It’s clearly not worth the drama.
For the three Brits facing a firing squad in Bali after smuggling a kilo of cocaine into the country, click HERE. What were they thinking?
