Drug smugglers deported

Drug smugglers deported

DENPASAR: An American and his Thai girlfriend suspected of
smuggling drugs into Bali last week were deported to Guam
Saturday, police said yesterday.

Bali police chief Col. Surya Dharma Lubis said Saturday that
American Michael Miller, 48, and Thai Inthiharn Jaranya, 20,
arrived here on board yacht Huma-Huma with a "large delivery" of
marijuana.

Surya said Miller and Jaranya were detained at the Bali police
precinct for two days before their deportation.

He said he believed Miller and Inthiharn maintain contacts
with a foreign syndicate who handle their travel documents and
sailing equipment for Huma-Huma.

Prior to their arrival, police had been closely watching both
suspects, who had sailed in south Bali waters near Grajagan,
Banyuwangi.

Surya Dharma said there was a warrant of arrest dated April
11, 1997 by a California district court to charge the suspects
with violating American federal laws, conspiracy, corporate
crimes, money laundering and the falsification of travel
documents.

The yacht Huma-Huma, valued at Rp 1.5 billion (US$614,000),
will also be returned to the United States, according to Antara.
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