Drug suspects arrested after vehicle in high-speed chase hits pedestrians

Crime Russian drug suspects arrested on resort island after vehicle in high-speed chase hits pedestrians, officials say June 9, 2026 / 7:06 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Indonesian authorities arrested two Russian nationals suspected of smuggling drugs into Bali after a high-speed car chase hit several pedestrians on the popular resort island, officials said on Sunday.The 52-year-old woman and 40-year-old man were arrested after trying to smuggle close to eight kilograms (18 pounds) of hashish in a suitcase from Thailand, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) said in a statement."We have seized the evidence, 7.8 kilograms of hashish," BNN chief Suyudi Ario Seto said.The woman, identified by her initials "KK," arrived in Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport before driving to Bali in a rental vehicle to meet the man at a seaport on Friday.The agency said the man, identified by his initials "SK," picked up the woman and dropped her, along with the case, at an unidentified location before attempting to flee.Officials pursued the man and said he "drove the vehicle at very high speed and recklessly, even hitting several local residents" before being stopped by authorities.Both were taken into custody on Friday, the agency said without providing further details. BNN posted images of the suspects as well as a photograph of the suitcase holding the purported drugs. Two Russian nationals were arrested after trying to smuggle 18 pounds of hashish in a suitcase from Thailand, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) said.  BNN An investigation to determine whether the pair are part of a larger syndicate is underway, BNN said. Indonesia has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers, but has maintained a moratorium on executions for several years.There are dozens of traffickers on death row. Indonesia last carried out the death sentence in 2016, when one Indonesian and three Nigerians convicted of drug offences were executed...