Australian arrested in Bali over cocaine

01:32 Police said they caught Mr McCaskill with six packets of cocaine in his wallet after they watched him walk into a supermarket in Tuban 0 Comments

Australian arrested in Bali over cocaine: "Angus McCaskill, 57, a New Zealand-born Melbourne investment adviser, at a news conference yesterday, during which he covered his head to hide his face.
Mr McCaskill had been living in Seminyak, an upmarket district north of Kuta Beach, when police arrested him last Wednesday after allegedly receiving information from a local.
As he was led into the conference, Mr McCaskill told reporters he had made a ''silly mistake'' and told police he had used the drug for the first time the day before he was arrested.
''I'm very, very sorry,'' he said.
He told reporters he had been watching the World Cup and had drunk a lot. ''I was very, very drunk.'
Police said they caught Mr McCaskill with six packets of cocaine in his wallet after they watched him walk into a supermarket in Tuban, near the international airport at the southern end of the island.
Police said they then took sniffer dogs to his villa but did not find any more drugs. They said a urine test confirmed that he had been using the drug.
Police said Mr McCaskill had been living on a tourist visa for several months at Bobo Villa, near the resort area Ku De Ta.
But the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said he was a long-term resident of Bali. It said it was providing consular assistance to Mr McCaskill and his family, who live in New Zealand."