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March 1st, 2012 
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A Victorian man who has been detained in Bali for allegedly carrying drugs could face the death penalty.
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Australian Edward Norman Myatt, 54 arrested by Indonesian Police as arrived from Bangkok to Ngurah Rai airport in Bali. Picture: Lukman S. Bintoro
Source: The Daily Telegraph
A VICTORIAN man could face the death penalty after allegedly being caught carrying dozens of drug-filled capsules in his stomach in Bali.
Authorities expect that Ballarat-born Edward Norman Myatt, 54, will be hit with serious charges after allegedly being caught with the capsules at Denpasar’s Ngurah Rai Airport.
Mr Myatt last night was in custody in the Indonesian city, where a succession of Australians have ignored warnings about drug smuggling and found themselves in dire trouble.
Serious drug offenders can face the death penalty by firing squad.
Authorities said Mr Myatt was arrested after landing in Bali on a flight from the Thai capital of Bangkok.
He was ushered from Tuesday’s flight into a secure area for a preliminary examination before being taken to hospital. A grim-faced Mr Myatt was later led by investigators to a police station.
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Indonesian police sources said he was allegedly carrying a large quantity of drugs on his body, concealed inside tiny capsules. Mr Myatt is alleged to have swallowed some of the capsules.
Police were yesterday still waiting for Mr Myatt to pass remaining capsules.
The contents of the capsules are expected to be analysed in coming days. It is not clear why he had come under the scrutiny that led to police checks.
Mr Myatt had not been charged late last night.
A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman said consular officials were seeking approval to offer assistance to Mr Myatt.
“Indonesian authorities detained a 54-year-old Victorian man at Denpasar Airport on 28 February and expect to charge him with drug offences,” the spokeswoman said.
“Consular officials in Bali are seeking access in order to offer consular assistance to the man.”
Mr Myatt is the latest in a long list of Australians picked up on drug smuggling allegations at Ngurah Rai Airport in recent years.
Among those arrested since 2005 have been the Bali Nine, cannabis mule Schapelle Corby and a NSW teenager charged last year and since released.
Melbourne lawyer Julian McMahon, who represents Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, of the Bali Nine, said the early stages after being arrested were important in Bali.
“He’ll need legal representation and he’ll need to be very sensible in how he conducts himself. They (local police) regard the way you conduct yourself as important,” he said.
If charged, it is unclear whether Mr Myatt would be taken to the notorious Kerobokan jail because of recent rioting by inmates.
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