"A British woman will avoid execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement between the two nations to repatriate her and another Briton serving a life sentence. Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been imprisoned in Bali since 2012. She was arrested at the resort island's airport after authorities found 3.8kg of cocaine worth $2.5m hidden in the lining of her suitcase. During the trial, she said she was forced to carry the drugs by a gang that threatened her children."
"Another prisoner, Shahab Shahabadi, 35, has been serving a life sentence since 2014. He was arrested in Jakarta as a result of an investigation into an international drug trafficking network. He had previously sent 30kg of methamphetamine powder in several shipments from Iran to his partner for distribution in Jakarta, before finally arriving in Jakarta himself, prosecutors said. Both of them are facing problems."
A 68-year-old British woman, Lindsay Sandiford, will be repatriated after being sentenced to death for smuggling 3.8kg of cocaine discovered in her suitcase at a Bali airport. She said she was forced to carry the drugs by a gang that threatened her children. Indonesia's highest court upheld the death sentence in 2013. Another Briton, Shahab Shahabadi, has been serving a life sentence since 2014 after sending 30kg of methamphetamine from Iran to Jakarta. A repatriation agreement was signed by Britain’s foreign secretary Yvette Cooper and Indonesia’s senior law minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra; transfers await technical and administrative steps. Sandiford is seriously ill and has been examined by a British consulate doctor.
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