Two Thai Women Charged with Smuggling 308 Grams of Hashish into Bali Hidden in Nappies
Two Thai women, Mayuree Prasomtong, 39, and Nontiya Janpech, 23, have been charged with importing hashish from Thailand into Bali. They faced their first hearing at the Denpasar District Court on Thursday (30 July 2026).
At the hearing, Public Prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara set out the chronology of the defendants’ arrest. The case began on Tuesday, 10 March 2026 at around 11.15am Central Indonesia Time, when Mayuree and Nontiya arrived at the International Arrivals Terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.
They had travelled on a Thai AirAsia flight, FD398F, from Don Mueang, Thailand. Customs officers then inspected the two passengers.
Suspicions arose, prompting officers to continue the examination using an X-ray scanner along with body and baggage searches. From that inspection, officers found six packages of hashish hidden in the nappies worn by the two defendants.
“During the body search, officers found six packages of hashish concealed by both defendants in their respective nappies,” the prosecutor said while reading the charges.
Three packages were found on Mayuree’s person. Once weighed, the items had a gross weight of 156.88 grams, or 155.25 grams net. Meanwhile, from Nontiya, officers secured three further packages of hashish weighing 154.53 grams gross, or 153 grams net. The total hashish seized from the two defendants therefore reached 311.41 grams gross, or 308.25 grams net.
According to the prosecutor, during questioning the two defendants admitted deliberately hiding the narcotics inside the nappies they were wearing. This method was used so the goods they carried would not be detected when passing through airport checks.
However, the case is said not to end with the six packages found on the defendants’ bodies. The prosecutor said the hashish belonged to someone named Juggernaught, alias Kingkong, who remains on the wanted list to this day.
Upon arriving in Bali, Mayuree and Nontiya were reportedly tasked with handing the narcotics to Kingkong along with Darren Granville Craig. Darren’s case is being processed in a separate file.
The prosecutor said the narcotics were intended to be used together whilst in Bali. The charges also revealed that the hashish had previously been sent by post to Mayuree’s residence in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
After receiving the package, the two allegedly carried out Kingkong’s instructions. They opened the delivery and weighed its contents, which reportedly amounted to around 600 grams.
The hashish was then divided into six portions of roughly 50 grams each. Each portion was wrapped in plastic wrap before being hidden inside the underwear worn by the two defendants. The remaining hashish not brought to Bali was left at Mayuree’s home in Thailand.
The prosecutor also revealed that transporting narcotics to Bali was not the defendants’ first experience. In December 2025, Mayuree and Nontiya allegedly carried a package containing a thick yellow liquid resembling honey. That package was subsequently handed over to Darren Granville Craig at his request.
Based on Forensic Laboratory examination, all items of evidence seized from the two defendants were declared positive for hashish. The substance falls under Category I Narcotics as listed in Appendix I of Law Number 35 of 2009 on Narcotics.
For their alleged actions, Mayuree and Nontiya are charged under Article 610 paragraph (1) letter a of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code, in conjunction with Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 2026 on Penal Adjustments, in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph (1).
They are also charged under Article 111 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 2026 on Penal Adjustments, in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph (1) of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 on Narcotics, as well as Article 127 paragraph (1) letter a of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 on Narcotics.