Three British Nationals Face Death Penalty Drug Smuggling Bali

Three British nationals—Jonathan Christopher Collyer, Lisa Ellen Stocker, and Phineas Ambrose Float—are facing the death penalty in Indonesia after being charged with smuggling nearly a kilogram of cocaine hidden in Angel Delight sachets into Bali. Collyer and Stocker were arrested at Ngurah Rai International Airport following a customs X-ray that detected suspicious items in their luggage, which lab tests confirmed contained approximately 994 grams of cocaine worth around £272,000. Float was arrested two days later in a controlled police operation after the other two suspects handed the drugs to him. Indonesian authorities revealed the trio had successfully smuggled drugs into Bali on two prior occasions, with the cocaine transiting through Doha International Airport in Qatar. The three are being tried separately but appeared together in court, where their trial was adjourned until June 10 to hear witness testimony. If convicted, they could face death by firing squad under Indonesia's strict anti-drug laws, which currently place about 530 people, including 96 foreigners, on death row mostly for drug offenses.