Nine Australians flew to Bali in 2005. Today three are dead and the final five have returned home
Nine Australians. More than eight kilograms of heroin. A street value of $4 million.
It was the international crime that rocked Australia in 2005, and now the last members of the Bali Nine serving prison sentences have returned home.
Here's everything you need to know about the Bali Nine, their crimes, sentences, and how they finally set foot back on Australian soil.
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Who are the Bali Nine?
In April 2005, nine Australians were caught trying to smuggle more than 8.3kg of heroin out of Indonesia.
Those Aussies were Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens and Renae Lawrence.
Under ringleaders Chan and Sukumaran, the group planned to smuggle the drugs into Australia where they'd be worth about $4 million.
Instead, Indonesian police with the support of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) detained and arrested the nine involved before they ever left Indonesian soil.
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Bali Nine: The Untold Story of Crime, Justice, and Redemption
What happens when nine young Australians make a mistake that costs them everything? When paradise turns to prison, and redemption is paid for with a lifetime of pain or a firing squad?The Bali Nine were just ordinary people sons, daughters, friends until one desperate decision changed their lives forever. Arrested in 2005 for smuggling heroin out of Indonesia, their story became one of the most controversial and heartbreaking sagas in modern history. This is the full, untold account of betrayal, punishment, and the unforgiving war on drugs. Caught in a system with no mercy, some of them faced death, others a life sentence in hellish Indonesian prisons. Families were shattered, and two men Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed despite global outcry. How could it happen, and what price does justice truly demand? Through years of struggle, prison transformations, legal battles, and unimaginable grief, the Bali Nine's story reveals the humanity hidden beneath the headlines. From the raw anguish of their families to the ongoing resilience of the survivors, this book pulls back the curtain on a tragedy that changed two nations forever. If you've followed true crime, international justice, or the fight agains
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Profiles: Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
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