A British tourist is facing the death penalty for allegedly dealing a kilo of ecstasy in Bali.

Thomas Parker, 32, was already being monitored by police when he flew into Indonesia from Thailand. Sleuths believed he was part of an international drug ring based in Hungary and began tracking him.

The Brit allegedly acted suspiciously while receiving a package of MDMA being delivered by a motorcycle courier on January 21.

He is said to have panicked and tried to throw away the package before being arrested outside his holiday villa.

Brigadier General Rudy Ahmad Sudrajat, from the Bali Province National Narcotics Agency, said they opened the mail package and found light-brown powder inside. It was later found to be MDMA, the main component of ecstasy.

Footage shows Thomas, with a shaven head and beard, hand-cuffed in an orange detainee shirt while being presented to cameras along with other drug suspects on March 6.

Thomas' phone and other belongings kept inside sealed plastic bags were also presented to be used as evidence.

Brigadier General Rudy said: 'After conducting a search and arrest, Thomas and the evidence were taken to the Bali Province National Narcotics Agency office for investigation.'

The narcotics agency chief said that Thomas was a member of an international drug dealer organisation based in Hungary.

He added: 'He was ordered by his boss to pick up a package in Bali after flying from Thailand.

'The parcel contained MDMA which is illegal and punishable by death.'

Thomas was remanded in custody and will be kept behind bars during the investigation. He could be sentenced to the death penalty if he was proven to dealing the drugs.

However, Balinese authorities are still trying to identify the sender of Thomas' package and will interrogate him, with the option for a lighter sentence if he cooperates.

At a media conference, the light brown powder from the package was publicly tested to be 1.055kg of MDMA, the main ingredient for making ecstasy.

It was later publicly burned by authorities in an incinerator.

In Indonesia, MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, is classified as a Class I narcotic.

For quantities under five grams, offenders are jailed for between five and 15 years. For quantities exceeding five grams, the law permits the imposition of the death penalty.

Indonesia has zero-tolerance drug policies. Last month, three British nations were arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine into the resort island.

While last year, nine tourists were arrested in Bali following a police raid on a suspected drug-fueled party disguised as a Christmas and New Year event.

However, the country has taken a more lenient approach in recent months due to international pressure.

In December 2024, the final five members of the Bali Nine - who were convicted of trying to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin out of Indonesia in April 2005 - were released from jail and flew back to Australia.