A would-be politician and unionist from Western Australia has been arrested on drug charges in Bali

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Budding politician caught in Bali drug bust

Posted Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:04pm AEDT

Updated Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:28pm AEDT

A would-be politician and unionist from Western Australia has been arrested on drug charges in Bali.

Indonesian authorities allegedly caught Robert Paul McJannett, 48, with two grams of marijuana in socks in his luggage at Denpasar Airport.

Officials say McJannett, a crane operator, was initially uncooperative following his arrest, attempting to flush the marijuana down a toilet.

He had been detained after arriving in Bali with his 21-year-old son on a Virgin Blue flight from Perth on Monday night.

"He even ran with the marijuana and tried to flush it in toilet, but the officers managed to avoid it," airport customs official Bagus Endro Wibowo said.

McJannett, who is from Queensland but now lives in Perth, unsuccessfully ran as an independent in the 2005 by-election for the south-east Queensland seat of Redcliffe.

He has also been embroiled in a legal battle before the WA Industrial Relations Commission over his attempt to gain a top position within the powerful CFMEU.

McJannett stood against the union's assistant state secretary Joe McDonald twice but lost both elections.

The head of the Bali drugs squad, Colonel Kokot Indarto, said police intended to charge McJannett with article 112 of the narcotics law for carrying drugs from abroad, which carries a penalty of more than five years' jail.

"Because he carried more than two grams, this could not be indicated as user's because user's limitation is only 0.15 grams," Colonel Indarto said.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the arrest and says McJannett and his family are receiving consular assistance.

Officials say McJannett was initially uncooperative following his arrest, attempting to flush the marijuana down a toilet. (ABC News)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/29/2782308.htm

Edited December 31, 2009 by Confucian

[William33 110]

He's not guilty, just like: http://saveschapellecorby.blogspot.com/200...li-airport.html

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Well, from my understanding of the story, he flew from Australia to Bali, and when customs searched his luggage in Bali, they found 2 grams concealed in a sock. Then, after already being caught, the politician guy snatched the weed and sprinted off, in an attempt to find the nearest bathroom to flush the illegal merchandise down the toilet, but was quickly apprehended.

To me, it sounds like he was either setup (highly doubt this), he was a cocky, stupid, pothead moron that tried to sneak in a very small amount of weed (possible but probably not), or his 21-year-old son that flew with him was a dumb weedhead that hid a couple grams of pot in his dads luggage (most likely scenario).

Heck, I even thought about doing this coming back from Mexico (never did) so it doesn't surprise me.

PS (this has nothing to do with anything, but thought I'd mention): My brother visited Bali over Christmas. He lives in Laos for another year or so...

Edited December 31, 2009 by Confucian

[William33 110]

I was kidding of course....In the case of Corby, she was asked by customs to open her bag and refused. When customs officials attempted to open the bag themselves, she tried to snatch the bag away. Her entire defense is based on someone "planting" the dope in her bag. My question is why then, did she not cooperate in the search if she were innocent? Guilty as charged....