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22/01/2014
British Woman Jailed For 14 Years In Indonesia
A 43-year-old British woman has been jailed for 14 years in Indonesia after being found guilty of smuggling crystal methamphetamine.
Andrea Waldeck, from Gloucestershire, was arrested at a hotel in East Java in April 2013.
Facing a possible death sentence, Waldeck claimed that she had been the "victim" of a drugs gang. During the trial, her lawyers said she had been coerced into carrying 1.4kg (3lb) of crystal meth from China.
The former police support officer was also fined £100,000.
(MH/JP)
Andrea Waldeck, from Gloucestershire, was arrested at a hotel in East Java in April 2013.
Facing a possible death sentence, Waldeck claimed that she had been the "victim" of a drugs gang. During the trial, her lawyers said she had been coerced into carrying 1.4kg (3lb) of crystal meth from China.
The former police support officer was also fined £100,000.
(MH/JP)
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