Australian Angus McAskill, 57,on cocaine charge in Bali
Australian on cocaine charge in Bali: "Angus McAskill, 57, had been living in Seminyak, an upmarket district north of Kuta Beach, when police arrested him last Wednesday after allegedly receiving information from a local.
Police presented the New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based investment adviser, at a news conference on Sunday during which McAskill covered his head to hide his face.", orProvide feedback to the multimedia producers.Video feedback formName Email Subject Technical help Feedback to producers Other Comments
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Aussie arrested for drugs in Bali
Australian Angus McCaskill has been caught with cocaine in Bali and faces the maximum penalty of 12 years in prison.
AUSTRALIAN who has been living in Bali faces up to 12 years in prison after police caught him with 3.84 grams of cocaine.
Angus McAskill, 57, had been living in Seminyak, an upmarket district north of Kuta Beach, when police arrested him last Wednesday after allegedly receiving information from a local.
Police presented the New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based investment adviser, at a news conference on Sunday during which McAskill covered his head to hide his face.
Angus McCaskill, 57, is being held by Indonesian police for interrogation.
As he was being led into the conference, Mr McAskill told reporters he had made a ''silly mistake'' and said he had used the drug for the first time the day before he was arrested. ''I'm very, very sorry,'' he said.
He told reporters he had been watching the World Cup and had drunk a lot. ''I was very, very drunk,'' he said.
McAskill was caught with six packets of cocaine in his wallet, after police watched him walk into Pepito supermarket in Tuban near Bali's international airport on the southern end of the island. Police then took sniffer dogs to search his villa in nearby Seminyak but did not find more drugs.
They also tested McAskill's urine which confirmed he had been using the drug.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said he was a long-term resident of Bali, suggesting he has been living there for years. If convicted, he will serve a minimum four-year sentence and possibly up to 12 years in prison.
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