British Trio Faces Death Penalty in Bali for Cocaine Smuggling

Lisa Stocker, a British mother of three, along with her partner Jon Collyer and another Briton, Phineas Float, are on trial in Bali for allegedly smuggling nearly £300,000 worth of cocaine disguised as Angel Delight dessert packets. Stocker maintains she was framed, asserting that the packages were given to her by a third party in the UK and that she was unaware they contained drugs. Collyer supports this claim, stating the third man told them the packages contained snacks and that he paid for their flights and accommodation, though prosecutors allege otherwise. The trio was arrested after customs officials discovered the narcotics in their luggage following X-ray scans at Denpasar International Airport, and Float was later caught in a police sting operation. If convicted, all three face the possibility of the death penalty by firing squad, under Indonesia's stringent drug trafficking laws, although their lawyer has suggested prison sentences of 15 to 20 years might be more likely. This case highlights ongoing issues of foreign nationals facing severe penalties abroad for drug offenses, amid other recent similar cases involving British citizens.