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Metro
4 days ago
- Metro
Relatives of Angel Delight 'drug smugglers' in 'shock' as they face firing squad
The family of three Britons jailed in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling have said they are worried for their safety. Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39 were arrested at Bali International Airport following the discovery of £300,000 worth of cocaine. Phineas Float, 31 is said to have been due to receive the haul, which was concealed within packets of Angel Delight dessert powder. Drug smuggling in Indonesia is punishable by a maximum sentence of death, with many caught importing lesser quantities imprisoned for life. Convicted drug smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. But the nation has not carried out an execution since 2016 and in the last few months has repatriated several foreign convicts of drug offences. Mr Collyer and his partner Ms Stocker, both from East Sussex, were stopped on arrival in Bali in February and were later allegedly found to be in possession of a total of 17 packages of cocaine, with a market value of £296,000. Jon's father Julian said he was in 'deep shock' for his son, with whom he had only been in contact once in the last three weeks. He told MailOnline: 'I'm very, very worried as any father or parent would be.' An anonymous relative of Ms Stocker said the mother had been taken advantage of and that she 'couldn't sleep at night' thinking about what might happen to her. Dean, a friend of Jon's said he was unaware the couple had travelled to Indonesia and said the situation was 'an absolute mess'. He added he was 'horrified' to learn they had both been arrested and charged with smuggling narcotics. Several high profile foreign drug smugglers have been allowed to return home from Indonesia in recent months. Serge Atlaoui, who was sentenced to death for drug offences in 2007, was repatriated to France in February. Last December Philippine drug convict Mary Jane Veloso was returned to Manila after more than a decade on death row. The trio are just three of many British nationals held abroad for drug smuggling offences. More Trending Earlier this week it was reported a 21-year-old British woman was detained in Munich in April on suspicion of carrying cannabis on a flight from Thailand – where the drug was made legal in 2022. Prisoners Abroad, a charity which represents British nationals detained overseas, said there had been a 60% increase in Britons arrested for drug offences in the last year. It said eight out of 12 people it was supporting in Indonesia were arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling. It advised those holidaymakers and overseas visitors to check the laws and customs of the country they are travelling to, especially those with particularly strict regimes. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: First picture of Bollywood film worker found dead after 'taking mystery green pill' MORE: Three Brits face firing squad for 'smuggling cocaine inside Angel Delight sachets' MORE: 'I'm a reformed drug smuggler – this is how mules will be feeling on flights'
Free Malaysia Today
03-06-2025
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Bali drug trial of 3 Brits facing death penalty begins
The three British nationals are accused of taking part in a drug deal on Bali. (EPA Images pic) DENPASAR : The trial of three British nationals accused of smuggling cocaine or taking part in a drug deal on Indonesia's popular island of Bali began today, with all facing the death penalty in a nation with some of the world's toughest narcotics laws. Indonesia hands out severe punishments for drug smuggling and has previously executed foreigners, but has upheld a moratorium on the death sentence since 2017. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, were arrested on Feb 1 after being stopped at Bali's international airport with 17 packages of cocaine that weighed nearly a kilogramme, according to public court records. They appeared in court alongside Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, who was allegedly due to receive the packages and arrested a few days later. The heaviest punishment for taking part in a drug transaction is also the death penalty under Indonesian law. An AFP journalist at the court said the hearing began today. A verdict was not expected until a later date. The British embassy in Jakarta did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's administration has moved in recent months to repatriate several high-profile inmates, all sentenced for drug offences, back to their home countries. Frenchman Serge Atlaoui returned to France in February after Jakarta and Paris agreed a deal to repatriate him on 'humanitarian grounds' because he was ill. In December, Indonesia took Mary Jane Veloso off death row and returned her to the Philippines. It also sent the five remaining members of the 'Bali Nine' drug ring, who were serving heavy prison sentences, back to Australia. According to Indonesia's ministry of immigration and corrections, 96 foreigners were on death row, all on drug charges, before Veloso's release.
