A woman from New Zealand has been arrested in Bali on drugs charges.
Myra Lynne Williams from Taupo was arrested at Denpasar airport after flying from Melbourne.
New Zealand’s foreign affairs ministry confirmed a citizen was being held in detention in Bali. The New Zealand embassy in Jakarta was in contact with local authorities and providing consular assistance.
Family members told Radio New Zealand that she had gone to Bali with a group of friends.
NZME spoke to a police officer at Denpasar airport who said Williams was detained after she disembarked.
Williams’s Facebook profile showed she had been living in Mornington, Australia, and had been looking forward to a holiday in Bali.
A friend of Williams who was not named told Fairfax media: “This was meant to be a good gathering with friends and family which turned from good to bad. I hope Myra is OK wherever they have her.”
Indonesia has strict drug trafficking laws and earlier this year four convicted drug smugglers, including three Nigerians, were shot by a firing squad.
In 2015 two Australians, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, were among eight executed on drugs charges.
