An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday.

Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, was arrested May 7 and faces up to life sentence or the death penalty if found guilty.

If convicted, Dallas native Jarred Shaw, 34, could face death by firing squad for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs.

An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the ...

Former Utah State basketball star and NBA G-League forward Jarred Shaw was arrested in Indonesia on accusations of smuggling drugs to the country, police said Thursday.

said Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief.The arrest followed a tip from the airport’s customs that reported Shaw had received a suspicious airway package from Thailand ...