Bali drug accused face possible death penalty

Five foreigners were arrested in Bali for trafficking, with a German and Peruvian facing execution if convicted under Indonesia’s strict drug laws. The accused, including a Chinese, a Malaysian and a Briton, were arrested separately over the past two weeks. Bali police said on Thursday they arrested 44-year-old Peruvian Jorge Rafael Albornoz Gammara after he arrived at Ngurah Rai international airport from Dubai last week. German Frank Zeidler, 56, was arrested after officers said they found 2.1 kilograms of hashish in his luggage. The arrests come less than a month after the first member of the Bali Nine heroin-trafficking gang was released from prison on the holiday island after serving 13 years. The Australian gang’s two ringleaders were executed by firing squad in 2015.