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Daily Mirror
24-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Brits who smuggled Angel Delight drugs into Bali to spend just 6 months in jail
Three Brits who smuggled £300,000 worth of cocaine into Bali stuffed in packets of the Angel Delight have been handed a dramatic reprieve and jailed for just six months each. Drug mules Lisa Stocker, 39, her partner, Jon Collyer, 39, and accomplice Phineas Float, 31, feared they could be executed under Indonesia's strict anti-drugs laws. Collyer, 38, and Stocker, 39, were arrested in Bali's international airport on February 1 after being stopped by customs at the X-ray machine. Prosecutors confirmed 992 grams of the Class A drug were found concealed across 10 sachets of Angel Delight in Collyer's luggage combined with 7 similar sachets in his partner's suitcase. The couple faced the death penalty and previously begged for freedom despite Indonesia's strict anti-drug legislation. However today all three were sentenced to a year in prison each - and given time already served, they'll be back in the UK by the end of the year. Stocker and Collyer, from East Sussex, had travelled from the UK through Qatar and were arrested following a routine X-Ray bag search when they landed in Bali, on February 1. Police later arrested Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, after a controlled operation which saw the other two suspects hand the drug to him in a hotel car park in Denpasar. He is being tried separately. Police are said to have used the couple to lure Float by sending Collyer and Stocker to meet him in an airport car park - where the trio were due to meet for an exchange on February 3. The group managed to slip past Indonesian authorities twice before, but were caught on their third attempt, said Ponco Indriyo, the deputy director of the Bali Police Narcotics Unit. In a previous court appearance, last week, Stocker issued a grovelling apology to the judge crying that she "won't trust people so easily again". The mum-of-three wept as she claimed to Judge Heriyanti that she had no idea what was in the dessert mix packets. She said: "I didn't know the packages were cocaine. I apologise. From now on I won't trust people so easily and will be more careful. Collyer, who comforted his wife throughout proceedings, uttered just five words and said: "I won't do it again." Float, who has previously been jailed in the UK for armed robbery and drug-dealing, told journalists gathered to "f**k off" as he was led into the courtroom last week. He previously told the court "I was very stupid" and has spent months in Bali's notorious hell-hole Kerobokan prison. Last week he told the court: "I was very stupid to take the packages of cocaine. I regret it and apologise." Stocker previously claimed that she had been given the Angel Delight packages in the UK by a friend to bring to Bali. She claimed that she had been framed on the second day of their trial on June 10. She said: "Jon and I had been to Bali twice carrying packages from (this friend). I was shocked after finding out it was cocaine." Collyer meanwhile told the court that he had not been given money to go to Bali and that he paid the cost of flights and hotels himself. However, police prosecutor Made Umbara alleged that a man in the UK who allegedly gave Stocker and Collyer the cocaine, paid Collyer £2,130 to cover the cost of accommodation and flights from the UK to Bali. People found guilty of breaking Indonesia's strict drug laws typically face extremely harsh punishments, including lengthy prison sentences or, in some cases, execution by a firing squad. According to data by the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections', around 530 people, including 96 foreigners, are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says the country is a major drug-smuggling hotspot despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world - partly because international drug gangs target its young population.
Gulf Today
04-06-2025
- General
- Gulf Today
3 Britons face death penalty in Indonesia
Three British nationals accused of smuggling nearly a kilogramme of cocaine into Indonesia were charged on Tuesday in a court on the tourist island of Bali. They face the death penalty under the country's strict drug laws. Convicted drug smugglers in Indonesia are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jonathan Collyer, 28, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 29, were arrested on Feb.1 after customs officers halted them at the X-ray machine after finding suspicious items in their luggage disguised as food packages, said prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara. Umbara told the District Court in Denpasar that a lab test result confirmed that ten sachets of Angel Delight powdered dessert mix in Collyer's luggage combined with seven similar sachets in his partner's suitcase contained 993.56 grammes of cocaine, worth an estimated 6 billion rupiah ($368,000). Two days later, authorities arrested Phineas Float, 31 after a controlled delivery set up by police in which the other two suspects handed the drug to him in the parking area of a hotel in Denpasar. He is being tried separately. The drugs were brought from England to Indonesia with a transit in the Doha international airport in Qatar, Umbara said. The group successfully smuggled cocaine into Bali on two previous occasions before being caught on their third attempt, said Ponco Indriyo, the Deputy Director of the Bali Police Narcotics Unit during a news conference in Denpasar on Feb.7. After the charges against the group of three were read, the panel of three judges adjourned the trial until June 10, when the court will hear witness testimony. Both the defendants and their lawyers declined to comment to media after the trial. About 530 people, including 96 foreigners, are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections' data showed. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. A British woman, Lindsay Sandiford, now 69, has been on death row in Indonesia for more than a decade. She was arrested in 2012 when 3.8 kilogrammes of cocaine was discovered stuffed inside the lining of her luggage at Bali's airport. Indonesia's highest court upheld the death sentence for Sandiford in 2013. Associated Press
North Wales Chronicle
03-06-2025
- General
- North Wales Chronicle
Three Britons could face death penalty in Indonesia
Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 28, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 29, were arrested on February 1. Prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara said customs officers halted them at the X-ray machine after finding suspicious items in their luggage disguised as food packages. Mr Umbara told the District Court in Denpasar that packets of Angel Delight powdered dessert mix in their luggage contained 993.56 grams of cocaine, worth an estimated six billion rupiah (£272,000). BREAKING: Three Britons could face the death penalty in Bali after appearing in court charged with smuggling nearly a kilogram of cocaine into Indonesia. 🔗 Read more Two days later, authorities arrested Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, after a controlled delivery set up by police. This involved the other two suspects handing the drug to him in the parking area of a hotel in Denpasar. He is being tried separately. The drugs were brought from England to Indonesia with a transit in the Doha international airport in Qatar, Mr Umbara said. The group had successfully brought cocaine into the country twice before, Ponco Indriyo, the deputy director of the Bali Police Narcotics Unit, told reporters in February. The trial was adjourned until next week, when the three-judge panel will hear witness evidence, Sky News reports. Both the defendants and their lawyers declined to comment to the media after the trial. Three Brits charged in Indonesia for smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight sachetshttps:// According to Adventure Alternative, drug use or the possession of even small amounts of drugs such as marijuana or ecstasy can lead to prison sentences longer than four years in Indonesia. Convicted traffickers or users of hard drugs such as cocaine or heroin can face the death penalty. Sky News adds that drug smugglers in Indonesia are "sometimes executed by firing squad". About 530 people, including 96 foreigners, are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections' data showed. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. A British woman, Lindsay Sandiford, now 69, has been on death row in Indonesia for more than a decade. She was arrested in 2012 when 3.8 kilograms of cocaine were discovered stuffed inside the lining of her luggage at Bali's airport.
Metro
03-06-2025
- General
- Metro
Brits face firing squad for 'smuggling cocaine inside Angel Delight sachets'
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Three British people face the death penalty after being charged with smuggling nearly a kilo of cocaine into Bali. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 28, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 29, were detained at Denpasar International Airport after customs officers flagged suspicious items in their luggage. Prosecutors said the contents of 10 sachets of Angel Delight in Collyer's case and seven desert packets in his partner's baggage tested positive for cocaine. The 993.56g is worth an estimated six billion rupiah (£270,000). Two days later, Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, was arrested in a sting by police pretending to stage a delivery in the parking area of a hotel in Denpasar. He is being tried separately. If convicted, the trio face the death penalty. Convicted drug smugglers in Indonesia are sometimes executed by firing squad. The drugs were brought from England to Indonesia with a transit in the Doha international airport in Qatar, prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara said. Ponco Indriyo, the Deputy Director of the Bali Police Narcotics Unit, previously told reporters the trio successfully took drugs with them into Bali twice before being caught. After the charges against the group of three were read, the panel of three judges adjourned the trial until June 10, when the court will hear witness testimony. Both the defendants and their lawyers declined to comment to media after the trial. About 530 people, including 96 foreigners, are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections' data showed. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. More Trending A British woman, Lindsay Sandiford, now 69, has been on death row in Indonesia for more than a decade. She was arrested in 2012 when 3.8 kilograms of cocaine was discovered stuffed inside the lining of her luggage at Bali's airport. Indonesia's highest court upheld the death sentence for Sandiford in 2013. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. 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 'loving' teenager who died after motorbike plunged into canal MORE: 'I'm a reformed drug smuggler – this is how mules will be feeling on flights' MORE: Sainsbury's shoppers still losing millions of Nectar points in widespread scam
Daily Record
03-06-2025
- General
- Daily Record
Three Brits face death penalty for 'smuggling cocaine in sachets of Angel Delight'
Jonathan Christopher Collyer, Lisa Ellen Stocker and Phineas Ambrose Float are all charged with smuggling the cocaine into Indonesia. Three Brits are facing the death penalty after being accused of smuggling nearly a kilogram of cocaine into Indonesia hidden inside Angel Delight sachets. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, were arrested in Bali on February 1 after they were stopped by customs at the X-ray machine. It detected suspicious items in their luggage disguised as food packages, said prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara in court. The accused drug smugglers were ushered into the courtroom, each clad in bright red waistcoats that defendants are forced to wear during trial proceedings in Indonesia, reports the Mirror. Mr Umbara told the District Court in Denpasar that a lab test result confirmed that 10 sachets of Angel Delight powdered dessert mix in Collyer's luggage combined with seven similar sachets in his partner's suitcase contained 993.56 grams of cocaine, said to be worth an estimated six billion rupiah (£272,000). Police later arrested Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, after a controlled operation which saw the other two suspects hand the drugs over to him in a hotel car park in Denpasar. He is being tried separately. As he was led to face the drug trafficking charges, Float told gathered journalists to "f**k off". He arrived at Bali's Denpasar Central Court in a prison van, with his wrists in shackles, wearing a red prison vest over a white shirt. As he was walked to a holding cell, the Brit continued to hurl abuse at the gathered members of the media and was pictured in court smiling at Collyer. The drugs were flown into Indonesia from England with a transit in the Doha international airport in Qatar, Mr Umbara confirmed. The group managed to slip past Indonesian authorities twice before, before they were caught on their third attempt, said Ponco Indriyo, the deputy director of the Bali Police Narcotics Unit. The charges against the group were read out in court before a panel of three judges adjourned the trial until June 10 - when the court will next hear witness testimony. According to data by the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections', around 530 people, including 96 foreigners, are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says the country is a major drug-smuggling hotspot despite it having some of the strictest drug laws in the world - partly because international drug gangs target its younger population. Those convicted face lengthy prison sentences or, in some cases, death by firing squad. The last executions of an Indonesian and three foreigners were carried out in July 2016. Brit Lindsay Sandiford was arrested in Indonesia in 2012 when 3.8 kilograms of cocaine was discovered stuffed inside the lining of her luggage at Bali's airport. Now aged 69, Sandiford has been on death row for more than a decade. Her death sentence was upheld by Indonesia's highest court in 2013. AKBP Ponco Indriyo, Bali Police Deputy Director of Drug Investigation, said at the time: "The drugs carried by the couple were cocaine weighing 994.56 grams. The drugs were brought from England via the Doha International Airport in Qatar, then to Indonesia. The method of concealment is to put the drugs, packed in food packaging, in a suitcase. The drugs were to be sold on Bali island, but were intercepted by customs and police officers." Meanwhile, it has been revealed that Stocker has been transferred to Bali's Kerobokan jail - the same hell-hole jail where pensioner Sandiford has spent more than 12 years awaiting execution for smuggling cocaine. A source said: "Stocker was moved to Kerobokan and placed in isolation as all new prisoners. Over recent weeks she has slowly been released into mainstream jail life and is due to be assigned a room. It means Sandiford has a new country person."
