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Andrea Waldeck: Indonesia drug smuggler could get 16 years | Andrea Waldeck: Indonesia drug smuggler could get 16 years |
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A British woman who admitted trafficking 1.4kg (3lb) of crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia could be given a 16-year jail sentence. | A British woman who admitted trafficking 1.4kg (3lb) of crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia could be given a 16-year jail sentence. |
Andrea Waldeck, from Gloucestershire, had faced a possible death sentence following her arrest at a hotel in East Java, in April. | Andrea Waldeck, from Gloucestershire, had faced a possible death sentence following her arrest at a hotel in East Java, in April. |
Prosecutors called for the jail term and a $200,000 fine for the former police community support officer. | Prosecutors called for the jail term and a $200,000 fine for the former police community support officer. |
Waldeck had waited three weeks to hear what sentence she was likely to face. | Waldeck had waited three weeks to hear what sentence she was likely to face. |
She could have been sentenced to death because of the type and quantity of drugs involved. | She could have been sentenced to death because of the type and quantity of drugs involved. |
Indonesia has some of the toughest anti-drug laws in the world, but death sentences are rarely carried out, said the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Bangkok. | |
Gloucestershire Police said the former community support officer, originally from Talgarth, Powys, left the force in February 2012. | Gloucestershire Police said the former community support officer, originally from Talgarth, Powys, left the force in February 2012. |
The case comes as another British woman, Lindsay Sandiford, continues to fight against her death sentence for smuggling 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine into the Indonesian island of Bali. | The case comes as another British woman, Lindsay Sandiford, continues to fight against her death sentence for smuggling 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine into the Indonesian island of Bali. |
The 57-year-old, from Cheltenham, lost her latest appeal in August and is now pursuing other legal avenues. | The 57-year-old, from Cheltenham, lost her latest appeal in August and is now pursuing other legal avenues. |
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