The resort island of Bali conjures up images of beaches and gentle lapping Pacific Ocean waves.
But a Brazilian teen who traveled there could end up in front of a firing squad after she was charged with smuggling drugs onto the island.
Bali is part of Indonesia, which has very strict laws against drugs.
As recently as 2016, four convicted drug smugglers were executed by a firing squad, according to CNN.
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Manuela Vitoria de Araujo Farias, 19, is accused of having three kilograms of cocaine in her luggage when she landed on Jan. 27, according to the New York Post.
Farias flew from Brazil to Bali via Qatar, but the drugs were not detected at her interim stop, the Post reported.
Davi Lira da Silva, the teen’s lawyer, said the girl was tricked into bringing the drugs to the island, according to the Bali Times.
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