Andrea Waldeck Faces Death Penalty In Indonesia After Admitting Trafficking Crystal Meth

Former PCSO Faces Death Penalty Over Drug Trafficking In Indonesia
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A former police community support officer is facing the death penalty is facing the death penalty after admitting trafficking 1.4kg (3lb) of crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia.

Andrea Waldeck, 43, from Gloucestershire, was arrested by detectives who searched her hotel room and found crystal methamphetamine worth £3,000 taped to her stomach, in Surabaya, East Java, in April.

After leaving her job as a PCSO last year, Waldeck crossed the globe to become part of an "evil conspiracy" involving an Indonesian drug-smuggling gang, according to prosecutors.

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She told a court in the city that she had been coerced into bringing the drugs from China, the BBC reported.

Waldeck, who was declared bankrupt in 2009 with debts of more than £120,000, is due to appear at court again on 25 November for sentencing.

Gloucestershire Police said the community support officer left the force in February 2012.

The case comes as another British woman, Lindsay Sandiford, continues to fight against her death sentence for smuggling 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine into the Indonesian island of Bali.

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Lindsay June Sandiford of Britain has been sentenced to death

The British grandmother sentenced to death for trafficking drugs into Bali had her appeal rejected in August.

Indonesia's supreme court ruled in a "unanimous" decision that Sandiford's sentence of execution by firing squad should stand.

Lindsay Sandiford Sentenced To Death
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Lindsay June Sandiford (2nd R) of Britain arrives at a court in Denpasar on January 7, 2013. Indonesian prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison term on December 20, 2012 for the British grandmother accused of trafficking in cocaine on the resort island of Bali. Sandiford, 56, was arrested at Denpasar airport in May with 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine stashed in the lining of her suitcase. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (2nd R) of Britain arrives at a court in Denpasar on January 7, 2013. Indonesian prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison term on December 20, 2012 for the British grandmother accused of trafficking in cocaine on the resort island of Bali. Sandiford, 56, was arrested at Denpasar airport in May with 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine stashed in the lining of her suitcase. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (2nd R) of Britain arrives at a court in Denpasar on January 7, 2013. Indonesian prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison term on December 20, 2012 for the British grandmother accused of trafficking in cocaine on the resort island of Bali. Sandiford, 56, was arrested at Denpasar airport in May with 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine stashed in the lining of her suitcase. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (R) of Britain attends a court session in Denpasar on January 7, 2013. Indonesian prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison term on December 20, 2012 for the British grandmother accused of trafficking in cocaine on the resort island of Bali. Sandiford, 56, was arrested at Denpasar airport in May with 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine stashed in the lining of her suitcase. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (R) of Britain attends a court session in Denpasar on January 7, 2013. Indonesian prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison term on December 20, 2012 for the British grandmother accused of trafficking in cocaine on the resort island of Bali. Sandiford, 56, was arrested at Denpasar airport in May with 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine stashed in the lining of her suitcase. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (R) of Britain attends her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on January 22, 2013. An Indonesian court on January 22 sentenced a 56-year-old British grandmother to death for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (C) of Britain walks from a holding cell to the court room before her trial in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on January 22, 2013. An Indonesian court on January 22 sentenced 56-year-old Sandiford to death for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (C) of Britain reacts as she attends her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on January 22, 2013. An Indonesian court on January 22 sentenced 56-year-old Sandiford to death for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (R) of Britain reacts as she attends her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on January 22, 2013. An Indonesian court on January 22 sentenced a 56-year-old British grandmother to death for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (L) of Britain is escorted by a prosecutor as she arrives at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on January 22, 2013. An Indonesian court on January 22 sentenced 56-year-old Sandiford to death for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (L) of Britain is escorted by a prosecutor as she arrives at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on January 22, 2013. An Indonesian court on January 22 sentenced 56-year-old Sandiford to death for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (R) of Britain listens from her interpreter (L) during trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on January 22, 2013. An Indonesian court on January 22 sentenced 56-year-old Sandiford to death for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (C) of Britain covers herself with fabric before her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on December 20, 2012. Indonesian prosecutors have recommended a 15-year prison sentence for Sandiford, who was arrested in May, 2012 with 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine after allegedly attempting to smuggle it into the island. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (R) of Britain listens to her interpreter (L) during her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on December 20, 2012. Indonesian prosecutors have recommended a 15-year prison sentence for Sandiford, who was arrested in May, 2012 with 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine after allegedly attempting to smuggle it into the island. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (L) of Britain listens as fellow Briton Julian Anthony Ponder (R) testifies during Sandiford's trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 28, 2012. Sandiford was arrested in May upon arrival at the resort island's airport in Denpasar from Bangkok after customs officials allegedly found 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine in the lining of her suitcase while Julian Anthony Pounder is accused of willingly receiving the drugs. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (L) of Britain covers her face as fellow Briton Julian Anthony Ponder (R) testifies during Sandiford's trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 28, 2012. Sandiford was arrested in May upon arrival at the resort island's airport in Denpasar from Bangkok after customs officials allegedly found 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine in the lining of her suitcase while Julian Anthony Pounder is accused of willingly receiving the drugs. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Lindsay June Sandiford (L) of Britain listens as fellow Briton Julian Anthony Ponder (not pictured) testifies during Sandiford's trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 28, 2012. Sandiford was arrested in May upon arrival at the resort island's airport in Denpasar from Bangkok after customs officials allegedly found 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine in the lining of her suitcase while Julian Anthony Pounder is accused of willingly receiving the drugs. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Britain's Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, covers herself while inside a holding cell after her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on October 4, 2012. Sandiford's trial, who is accused of smuggling five kilogrammes (11 pounds) of cocaine into Indonesia, opened on September 27 but was adjourned because she was not accompanied by a lawyer. The 56-year-old Briton was arrested in May on arrival at the Denpasar airport on the resort island of Bali after the drug was allegedly found in her bag. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Britain's Lindsay June Sandiford (R), 56, listens to her interpreter as she attends her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on October 4, 2012. Sandiford's trial, who is accused of smuggling five kilogrammes (11 pounds) of cocaine into Indonesia, opened on September 27 but was adjourned because she was not accompanied by a lawyer. The 56-year-old Briton was arrested in May on arrival at the Denpasar airport on the resort island of Bali after the drug was allegedly found in her bag. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Britain's Lindsay June Sandiford (L), 56, gestures as she attends her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on October 4, 2012. Sandiford's trial, who is accused of smuggling five kilogrammes (11 pounds) of cocaine into Indonesia, opened on September 27 but was adjourned because she was not accompanied by a lawyer. The 56-year-old Briton was arrested in May on arrival at the Denpasar airport on the resort island of Bali after the drug was allegedly found in her bag. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Britain's Lindsay June Sandiford (L), 56, wipes her face during her trial at a court in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on september 27, 2012. Sandiford was arrested on May 19 allegedly carrying 4.7 kilograms of cocaine in her luggage at Bali International Airport. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Britain's Lindsay June Sandiford (L), 56, is escorted by a police officer before her trial at a court in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on september 27, 2012. Sandiford was arrested on May 19 allegedly carrying 4.7 kilograms of cocaine in her luggage at Bali International Airport. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Britain's Lindsay June Sandiford (L), 56, attends her trial at a court in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on september 27, 2012. Sandiford was arrested on May 19 allegedly carrying 4.7 kilograms of cocaine in her luggage at Bali International Airport. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Britain's Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, attends her trial at a court in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on september 27, 2012. Sandiford was arrested on May 19 allegedly carrying 4.7 kilograms of cocaine in her luggage at Bali International Airport. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Britain's Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, attends her trial at a court in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on september 27, 2012. Sandiford was arrested on May 19 allegedly carrying 4.7 kilograms of cocaine in her luggage at Bali International Airport. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)