Several people arrested in Bali on drugs charges that could carry death penalty

Two people who were arrested for drug possession (Firdia Lisnawati/AP)

Several foreign nationals – including an Australian, an Indian and an American – have been arrested on the tourist island of Bali on suspicion of possessing drugs, charges that could carry the death penalty.

The move comes after three British nationals accused of smuggling nearly a kilogram of cocaine into Indonesia were charged on Tuesday in a court on Bali.