Here are the 72 capsules that had been secreted inside him. 71 contained hash and 1 contained meth. The helpful authorities even brought a scale to the perp walk and weighed each one in front of the media. I hope the police cleaned the capsules off first.
Indonesia says the weight of the 72 capsules was 1103 grams of hashish, with an estimated street value of $67,000, which qualifies him for the death penalty. The cops believe he is a long time mule, having made 6 trips to Bali this year.
Where will he go? You guessed it, Bali's Kerobokan Prison.
His arrest did not go smoothly. During the car trip to the hospital, where the cops were to wait until he expelled the drugs, Mr. Myatt tried to escape. He ran away, but he wasn't familiar with the area and he ended up jumping into a swimming pool. An officer jumped in to grab him. Off to the hospital they went.
Nor was Mr. Myatt cooperative with information. He refused to provide information about whatever drug network he is working for.
Myatt will be allowed to meet with consulate officials. Then, he's likely to be moved to Hotel Kebokoran, which houses Schapelle Corby, the Bail 9 defendants, including those sentenced to death, and numerous rapists, child sex offenders, murderers and terrorists.
1 kilo of hashish and 7 grams of meth does not seem like a huge amount. Schapelle got 20 years for 4 kilos of pot and to this day maintains her innocence. All but two of the Bali 9, who smuggled heroin into Bali, avoided death sentences. But at 54, there may not be much of a difference between a 20 year sentence and a life or death sentence. I'd bet some would prefer the death sentence to having to endure 20 years inside an Indonesian prison.
As I always say, there are beautiful beaches all over the world, there is no reason to visit Bali or Indonesia given their dedication to executions by firing squad for drug traffickers.
If you're planning a trip in that neck of the woods, I hope you'll visit Mauritius or the Seychelles instead of Bali -- and leave the drugs at home.