(5 Aug 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia - 5 August 2025
1. Various shot of Defendant, William Wallace Molyneaux V arriving at Denpasar courthouse
2. Wide exterior of Denpasar Courthouse
3. Molyneaux V walking into court room and taking seat
4. Wide of Molyneaux V sitting at defendant's chair next to interpreter
STORYLINE:
A man charged with importing drugs to Indonesia faces up to 15 years in prison under the country's tough drug laws in a trial that started Tuesday on the tourist island of Bali.
William Wallace Molyneaux V, a US citizen, was arrested on 23 May after he allegedly collected a package containing illegal drugs at a post office near Kuta beach, a popular tourist spot.
The arrest followed a tip that Molyneaux received a suspicious package by mail from London.
Bali’s Narcotic Agency seized the package and investigators reported they found 99 Adderall orange pills in seven silver medicine boxes containing 1.86 grams of amphetamine, prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara said.
The 27-year-old resident of Brooksville, Florida, told authorities that he was addicted to amphetamines because he had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
He told authorities he bought Adderall online from the darkweb for 0.4 Monero (a cryptocurrency) or about $250 while on vacation in Bali, Umbara said.
“ADHD medications, such as Adderall, consist of amphetamines and are therefore illegal in Indonesia, no exceptions,” Umbara told the Denpasar District Court.
Molyneaux faces multiple charges including importing drugs, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine up to 10 billion rupiah ($609,980).
A court document showed Molyneaux was transferred from a detention center to a rehabilitation center in Bali on July 9 after Molyneaux’s US doctor provided a written statement saying he suffers ADHD and needs treatment.
The panel of three judges adjourned the trial until Aug. 12, when the court will hear witness testimony.
Indonesia's strict drug laws include possible execution by a firing squad for convicted traffickers.
About 530 people are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, according to Ministry of Immigration and Corrections data.
Indonesia’s last executions, of a citizen and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.
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