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Daily Mirror
an hour ago
- General
- Daily Mirror
Brit drug suspect facing Bali firing squad previously jailed for armed robbery
Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, stands accused of helping to smuggle nearly a kilo of cocaine into Bali disguised in Angel Delight packets, along with two fellow Brits. The Mirror can reveal he previously served time in prison for armed robbery and drug-dealing A Brit who faces the death penalty if he is convicted of helping to smuggle cocaine into Bali had previously been jailed in the UK for armed robbery and drug-dealing. Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, stands accused of drug-smuggling, along with fellow Brits Lisa Ellen Stocker, 29, and her boyfriend Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 28. The trio will be put on trial next week (June 10) in the Bali capital Denpasar, and if found guilty, could be sentenced to execution by firing squad. Back in 2012, Float - then aged 19 - was sentenced to 12 months behind bars after being caught with mephedrone hidden in his sock. He had been attempting to enter the Sugar Mill nightclub in Hull city centre when bouncers stopped him at the door and conducted a random search. Float had secreted 35 bags of the Class B drug, better known as M-Cat or Meow Meow, in his sock, which had a combined street value of £216. He also had £105 in cash on him. When he was arrested, he was heard telling cops: "It's only a bit of M-Cat." Float, who was of no fixed address at the time, refused to give a saliva sample for police to test for drugs, and later pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court to possession with intent to supply a Class B controlled drug and failing to provide a sample on suspicion of taking a Class A drug. He was still on licence after being released from prison halfway through his sentence for armed robbery, and was told to go back to jail to serve the remainder, along with 12 months for the drugs charges. Float, who was still on licence after being released halfway through a sentence for armed robbery, was caught on September 15. Chief Inspector Dave Houchin of Humberside Police said at the time: "The sentencing of Float is a great result for Humberside Police and the people of Hull. "It shows we take offences such as this very seriously and will do all we can to bring offenders to justice." Float has been held in a Bali prison for the last four months, following his arrest in early February. His alleged accomplices, Stocker, from Gillingham in Kent, and Collyer were arrested together on Saturday, February 1. They had landed at Denpasar International Airport and were stopped at customs. Their bags were searched and officials claimed to have found suspicious items in their suitcases disguised as food packages. Lab tests found that 10 sachets of Angel Delight powdered dessert mix in Collyer's luggage, combined with seven similar sachets in Stocker's suitcase, contained 993.56 grams of cocaine - worth an estimated 6 billion rupiah - approximately £272,500. They had travelled from the UK, with a stopover in Doha, Qatar. Prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara told the District Court in Denpasar at a pre-trial hearing that Float was arrested two days later at a controlled delivery set up by police, in which the other two suspects handed over the stash of Class A drug to him in the car park of a hotel in Denpasar. Ponco Indriyo, the Deputy Director of the Bali Police Narcotics Unit, alleged it was the third time the same trio have smuggled drugs into the country. Their first two occasions were successful, he claimed. Indonesian authorities crack down hard on suspected drug-smuggling, with at least 530 people - including 96 foreign nationals - currently on death row, mostly for drug-related crimes.
BBC News
a day ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Three people rescued off East Yorkshire coast in two incidents
Three people have been rescued in two incidents off the East Yorkshire coast.A man was rescued by a lifeboat crew after he drifted about a mile (about 1.5km) out to sea on a small inflatable dinghy off followed an incident on Friday when two walkers were cut off by the tide at the base of a cliff in Skipsea. HM Coastguard, Bridlington RNLI's inshore lifeboat and Humberside Police responded to the emergencies. The Sunday rescue saw the RNLI respond to reports that the man in a dinghy was unable to make it back to shore due to a strong officers helped the crew find Johnson, deputy station officer for Bridlington Coastguard, said: "This incident highlights how important strong working relationships are between our teams. This incident could have ended very differently." During Friday's rescue, a police officer was lowered to assess the walkers' wellbeing before they were lifted to safety by the Coastguard.A Coastguard spokesperson aid: "The seamless co-ordination between our teams and Humberside Police allowed us to bring two people to safety efficiently and safely. "We're proud of the professionalism shown by all involved." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- BBC News
Painted murals transform Hull Green Corridor project
A cycle path in Hull has been transformed by people living in the area who have created a series of murals and planted shrubs to attract Green Corridor project covers the Stepney Cycle Path which runs between Duesbery Street and the former Stepney Lane Station off Beverley murals portray the history of the former railway connection to Hornsea as well more abstract Ballard, part of the Berkeley Street Neighbourhood Watch group which has worked on the revamp, said: "The artists have done a great job and it's amazing to see it all come together so people can benefit from it." He added: "There was a lot of anti-social behaviour and it wasn't seen as a nice place to go. The project is about people taking control of the areas where they live. The cycle path was created on the former railway line which ran to the coast at Hornsea until it was closed following the Beeching Report in the Ballard said the murals were created after people reminisced about "travelling on trains through the area on the way to the seaside".Six different artists were tasked with creating the colourful installations. Funding from the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner was used to give training to younger artists to help with their creations. In addition to the murals, The Green Corridor scheme has supported the Hull Butterfly City project which has been running since 2019 to plant trees and shrubs to improve Ballard said: "Little things like putting in wild flowers and food plants are a simple way of improving habitats for wildlife."The fact we've been visible in picking up litter and trying to improve the area should make people feel more comfortable and make it a much nicer place to be." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- BBC News
Ex-Humberside Police insp Ian Walpole admits making child images
A former Humberside Police inspector has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of Walpole, 43, of South Street, Roxby, North Lincolnshire, was also charged with causing the sexual exploitation of a child under 13. He entered no plea to this charge when he appeared at Lincoln Magistrates' Court has been released on conditional bail for a pre-trial preparation hearing at Lincoln Crown Court on 19 bail conditions include not to have any unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 18. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- BBC News
Hull drug dealer pleads guilty to exploiting teenage girl
A man has pleaded guilty to exploiting a teenage girl as part of a drug network on social media.A police investigation in 2021 uncovered David Young, from Greylees Avenue, Hull, was operating a drug-selling social media page and had engaged in explicit communications with a 16-year-old Monday at Hull Crown Court, the 55-year-old admitted to paying for sexual services of a child. He previously pleaded guilty in August to being concerned in the supply of class B drugs and possession with intent to supply class B was released on bail and is due to appear at Hull Crown Court on 16 June for sentencing. Young was arrested on 24 January 2022 after messages through the drug-selling account revealed meetings had been arranged, initially for the sale of cannabis, and offering drugs and money in exchange for sexual messages included requests for nude images and explicit photos were sent during continued interactions with a teenage girl.A search was conducted at a property on Alexandra Court in Hull where herbal cannabis, cannabis edibles, baking equipment and pricing tools were street value of the drugs was estimated at more than £6, of Young's phone uncovered marketing messages, product menus and pricing details for the substances being distributed. 'Months of uncertainty' Det Sgt Stuart Fox, who led the investigation for Humberside Police, said Young had operated the account "not only to distribute illegal substances but also to coerce, manipulate, and exploit a vulnerable teenage girl".He said Young "made the victim wait nine months before changing his mind" over his eventual guilty plea."This only prolonged the victim's distress, delayed justice, and the lengthy legal process meant the victim had to endure months of uncertainty," he said. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
