Youngest Bali Nine member arrested weeks after return home
Matthew Norman, the youngest Bali Nine member has been arrested in NSW, just weeks after returning home from Indonesian jail.
The 38-year-old spent 19 years behind bars in Indonesia, and was arrested in NSW on an outstanding warrant at 10.30am on Monday, according NSW Police.
Norman was taken to Waverley Police Station and refused bail to appear before Waverley Local Court, who released him on bail following his court hearing. He will remain free from custody until his next court hearing on February 25.
The warrant was in relation to the 2005 theft of a white Ford Laser hatchback, which Norman allegedly drove around for less than an hour before he was stopped by police, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Norman faced court over the car theft and then left the country while on bail, the publication reported.
It was the same year that he attempted to smuggle 334g of heroin into Bali in a suitcase while he was just 18 years old.
He had arrived back in Australia alongside other surviving Bali Nine members Scott Rush, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen and Michael Czugaj, on December 20, 2024.
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