A British nationwide has been sentenced to 9 years in jail after being discovered responsible of storing round 1.4 kilograms of cocaine in Bali.
Baath Jarnail Singh, 53, was additionally ordered to pay a Rp1 billion superb in a verdict handed down by the Denpasar District Court docket on Tuesday (September 1, 2026).
The courtroom discovered Singh responsible of possessing Class I narcotics weighing greater than 5 grams.
The sentence was handed down by a panel of judges led by I Ketut Somanasa, with RR Diah Poernomojekti and I Putu Agus Adi Antara as members.
The courtroom’s choice was lighter than the 10-year jail sentence sought by prosecutors. Prosecutor Finna Wulandari had additionally requested a Rp1 billion superb, with 190 days in jail instead if the superb was not paid.
Beneath the courtroom’s ruling, if Singh fails to pay the superb inside one month, his property could be seized and auctioned by prosecutors. If the proceeds are inadequate, the unpaid superb will probably be changed by 190 days in jail.
The case started in December 2025, when Singh was allegedly instructed by an individual recognized as MIC, who remains to be wished by police.
On December 20, MIC reportedly informed Singh to journey to Bali to obtain a bundle of narcotics that might be delivered to his lodging.
Six days later, on December 26, two folks arrived on the resort the place Singh was staying. They allegedly stated they’d been despatched by MIC and introduced a procuring bag containing cocaine and two weighing scales.
Singh was then allegedly instructed to maintain the cocaine till it could possibly be collected by a person recognized as Muhammad Ali.
In line with the case proceedings, Singh acquired Rp10 million in money for residing bills in return for storing the medication. He additionally allegedly acquired transfers of HK$2,000 from MIC between eight and 10 instances.
The case got here to mild on February 14, 2026, when Denpasar Cops raided Singh’s resort room within the Legian space of Kuta, Badung, at round 10.50am.
Police discovered cocaine with a complete web weight of 1,419.79 grams, or roughly 1.4 kilograms.
The proof consisted of 1 bundle containing 10.59 grams of cocaine and 4 different packages with a mixed web weight of 1,409.2 grams.
The courtroom ordered all the seized narcotics to be destroyed.
Singh was prosecuted beneath Article 609(2)(a) of Legislation No. 1 of 2023 on the Legal Code, along with Legislation No. 1 of 2026 on Legal Changes.
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