New Zealand man faces death penalty in Bali after being caught with 'birthday gift' consisting of cocaine, MDMA and methamphetamine

A 42-year-old New Zealand national faces a long sentence behind bars, or more severely, the death penalty for breaking the strict anti-drugs law from Bali - after being caught with nearly seven grams of drugs

The 42-year-old had the package delivered to a post office in Indonesia registered in his name (

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A New Zealand man faces the death penalty in Bali after being caught in possession of a drug mixture, authorities have announced.

At the bottom of the scale, the New Zealand national could be sentenced to at least several years behind bars after having cocaine, MDMA and methamphetamine on him.

Yesterday, the Bali Chapter of the National Narcotics Agency (BNNP Bali) revealed that the Kiwi, who has been identified as an MP, received a suspicious "birthday" package from his friend in Canada.

The package itself - which arrived in the Indonesian province on August 26 - contained the drugs and was recovered from a Denpasar post office mailbox registered in his name.

Indonesia has one of the strictest drug laws in the world - as those found with drugs risk a long time behind bars or the death penalty (

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Sniffer dogs at the post office confirmed that the package contained illegal drugs. Authorities later revealed that the package contained 3 grams of cocaine, nearly 2 grams of MDMA and 1.7 grams of methamphetamine.

The 42-year-old...