Kazakh national faces trial in Bali for cocaine trafficking
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Yuriy Khalilov, a 25-year-old Kazakh national, is on trial in Denpasar District Court, accused of importing over 2.5 kilograms of cocaine into Bali. Prosecutors allege Khalilov communicated with a man named Igor via Telegram, who offered him US$1,000, a flight to Bali, a return ticket to Poland, and accommodation in Canggu to transport a suitcase. Khalilov reportedly accepted the offer. On April 9, 2026, Igor allegedly gave Khalilov a green Boreja suitcase at a supermarket parking lot near Warsaw Chopin Airport. Khalilov then departed for Bali, transiting through Istanbul. Upon arrival at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on April 10, 2026, customs officers found a suspicious object in his suitcase during an X-ray inspection. A search revealed an aluminum-foil package containing eight plastic bags of white powder, with a total net weight of 2,544.10 grams. Khalilov faces two charges related to unlawfully possessing, storing, controlling, providing, producing, importing, exporting, or distributing more than five grams of Category I narcotics.
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