Man facing death penalty after being caught with heroin in his anus

An Australian man has been arrested after he was allegedly found with heroin at an airport in Bali, and now faces the death penalty.

On 6 September, diving instructor Graham Welton Jeffrey Huynh – who also uses the name Jeff Welton – was arrested at Denpasar International Airport in Bali after having travelled from Vietnam.

The 51-year-old was allegedly found with an amount of heroin hidden in his anus, and is now facing drug possession and importation charges.

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Huynh is accused of having had 8.09 grams of heroine hidden in a condom in his anus, as well as carrying a small amount of methamphetamine.

He now faces a maximum life sentence for possessing over five grams of drugs, according to Article 112, subsection two of the narcotics law.

However, the 51-year-old also faces the maximum death penalty for importing over five grams of narcotics.

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Huynh currently lives in Perth, but was born in Hong Kong. He has a dual British and Australian passport.

Huynh's arrest was confirmed yesterday, 24 September, by the head of Bali Narcotic Agency, Gede Sugianya Dwi Putra, to News Corp Australia.

However, a press conference has yet to be held and is anticipated to take place next Thursday, 29 September, according to Dwi Putra.

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Huynh's lawyer, Edward Pangkahila, has also confirmed the arrest 'by the Narcotic Agency at the airport'.

Pangkahila claims Huynh has been suffering with a drug addiction problem to heroin for over 15 years.

The lawyer told 9News: "He is an addict. He put eight grams of heroin in his body. He took from Vietnam to Indonesia. Urine test from him is positive: heroin."

If Pangkahila can prove Huynh isn't a dealer, but a drug addict and user, then he may be able to get his client a lighter sentence and rehabilitation, as opposed to jail time.

He said: "As the lawyer, we are working on it and hopefully he can get rehabilitation. He is a drug user who has been severely addicted to heroin. He really needs rehabilitation.

"We have requested the narcotic agency to conduct an assessment for his drug addiction."

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Topics: Australia, Crime, World News, Drugs

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.