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Bali arrest: MFAT assisting Kiwi arrested with prescription pills

13:17 pm on 4 March 2020

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to a New Zealand citizen arrested in Bali.

Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali (File photo) Photo: AFP / Anadolu Agency

Australian media is reporting an intellectually-disabled man has been arrested at Bali airport, where he was carrying 14 different types of prescription drugs.

9News reported the 38-year-old has a certificate for the medication but authorities were concerned about the volume - he was carrying 4950 prescription pills.

The ministry is not providing any more information about the situation, citing privacy reasons.