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The Independent
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- The Independent
British woman facing 20 years in prison in Indonesia for ‘smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight' insists she was framed
A British woman facing a lengthy jail sentence for allegedly smuggling cocaine into Bali inside Angel Delight sachets has claimed she was set up by a friend. Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, told a court she was framed after customs officials found suspicious items disguised as food packages in her luggage when she arrived in Bali on 1 February. Officials also discovered similar sachets in luggage belonging to her partner Jonathan Collyer. Last week, prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara said that lab testing had confirmed that seven sachets of Angel Delight powdered dessert mix discovered in Ms Stocker's luggage and ten sachets found in Mr Collyer's contained a combined 993 grams of cocaine, worth an estimated £272,212. Appearing in court this week, Ms Stocker denied any knowledge of the drugs. "The packages were not mine, but someone else's. I was framed,' she said in court on Wednesday, according to the Daily Mail. 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 7 February. Speaking in court, Ms Stocker said she had been given the packets of Angel Delight by a man she claimed was a friend in the UK. She alleged the man had asked her to take the packets to Bali. 'Jon and I had been to Bali twice carrying packages from [him]. I was shocked after finding out it was cocaine,' she said, the Daily Mail reported. Mr Collyer said that he had paid for the Bali trip himself, and had not received any payment. '[He] gave me some goods he handed over to his friend in Bali,' he said. '[He] told me the package contained snacks, such as chocolate, pudding and chips.' Mr Collyer said he was told someone would pick the package up in Bali. But the Indonesian prosecutor alleges Mr Collyer was given £2,130 to cover flights and accommodation for the couple. A third Briton, Phineas Ambrose Float, was arrested in a sting operation in which the other two suspects allegedly 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, Mr Umbara said. Indonesia has strict laws around drug smuggling, and convictions for smuggling large quantities of drugs have in the past carried the death penalty. Death row prisoners in Indonesia are sometimes executed by firing squad, but there have been no capital punishments in Indonesia since 2017. A lawyer representing the three Britons told the BBC in February that they would each face between 15-20 years in an Indonesian prison if convicted. About 530 people, including 96 foreigners, are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, the latest figures from the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections show. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. In 2015, two members of the so-called 'Bali nine' group of convicted drug smugglers from Australia were executed by firing squad, after the group were arrested in 2005 attempting to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia. Earlier this year British man Thomas Parker was sentenced to 10 months in prison in Bali for drug offences, after being arrested for collecting a package that contained 1kg of MDMA.
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
The Independent
04-06-2025
- General
- The Independent
Brits could face death penalty for ‘smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight sachets'
Three British nationals accused of smuggling over two pounds of cocaine into Indonesia are facing the death penalty under the country's strict drug laws. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 28, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 29, were arrested on 1 February after customs officers found suspicious items, disguised as food packages, in their luggage, according to prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara. On Tuesday, Mr Umbara told the district court in Denpasar, Bali, 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 (2.19 pounds) of cocaine. The drugs were worth an estimated 6 billion rupiah (£272,212), Mr Umbara said. Two days later, authorities arrested Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, after a controlled delivery set up by police in which the other two suspects allegedly 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 7 February. After the charges against the group of three were read on Tuesday, the panel of three judges adjourned the trial until 10 June, when the court will hear witness testimony. Both the defendants and their lawyers declined to comment to media after the trial. Death row prisoners 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 (8.4 pounds) 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.
South China Morning Post
04-06-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Indonesia foils British trio's Angel Delight cocaine smuggling scheme
Three British nationals accused of smuggling nearly 1kg (2.2lbs) of cocaine into Indonesia have been charged by a court on the tourist island of Bali. They could face the death penalty under the country's drug laws. Advertisement Convicted drug smugglers in Indonesia are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 28, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 29, were arrested on February 1 after customs officers halted them at the X-ray machine after finding suspicious items in their luggage disguised as food packages, prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara said on Tuesday. 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 (2.19lbs) of cocaine, worth an estimated 6 billion rupiah (US$368,000). British national Phineas Ambrose Float attempts to hide his face upon arrival at a court in Denpasar, Bali, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP Two days later, authorities arrested Phineas Ambrose 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. Advertisement
Fox News
03-06-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Three British nationals could face death by firing squad for allegedly smuggling cocaine into Indonesia
Three British nationals could face death by a firing squad after they allegedly smuggled about a kilogram – over two pounds – of cocaine onto the island of Bali in Indonesia. The Associated Press reported that prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara said 28-year-old Jonathan Christopher Collyer and 29-year-old Lisa Ellen Stocker were arrested Feb. 1, after customs officers stopped them at the X-ray machine when they found suspicious items disguised as food packages inside their luggage. Umbara told the District Court in Denpasar during a court hearing on Tuesday that a lab test result confirmed 10 pouches of "Angel Delight" powdered desert mix in Collyer's luggage, along with seven similar pouches in Stocker's suitcase contained 993.56 grams, or 2.19 pounds, of cocaine, worth about 6 billion rupiah ($368,000). Two days after Collyer and Stocker were arrested, police arrested 31-year-old Phineas Ambrose Float after a delivery sting set up by law enforcement that involved the other two suspects handing the drug to him in the parking lot of a hotel in Denpasar. Float is being tried separately, according to Umbara. The cocaine was transported from England to Indonesia by way of the Doha International Airport in Qatar, Umbara explained. The trio successfully smuggled cocaine into Bali on two previous occasions before being stopped on their third attempt, Ponco Indriyo, the deputy director of the Bali Police Narcotics Unit, said during a news conference in Denpasar on Feb. 7. The charges against the trio were announced on Tuesday in a Bali courtroom. If convicted, they could face the death penalty. In Indonesia, drug smugglers are sometimes executed by way of a firing squad. A panel of three judges adjourned the trial until June 10, when the court will listen to testimony from witnesses. According to the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, there are currently 530 people on death row in Indonesia, including 96 foreigners, mostly for drug-related crimes, the AP reported. The last executions in Indonesia were of an Indonesian and three foreigners, which were carried out in July 2016. Lindsay Sandiford, 69, from Great Britain, has been on death row in Indonesia for over a decade. Sandiford was arrested in 2012 after she was discovered to be in possession of more than eight pounds of cocaine in the lining of her luggage at Bali's airport. The highest court in Indonesia 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.
