East Sussex Trio Face Death Penalty Over Angel Delight Smuggling Drug Plot

Bali, Indonesia — A high-profile drug smuggling trial is underway in Indonesia involving three British nationals accused of attempting to traffic nearly a kilogram of cocaine disguised as dessert powder. Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested in February at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport. Authorities allege the pair were carrying 994 grams […]

Bali, Indonesia — A high-profile drug smuggling trial is underway in Indonesia involving three British nationals accused of attempting to traffic nearly a kilogram of cocaine disguised as dessert powder.

Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested in February at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport. Authorities allege the pair were carrying 994 grams of cocaine concealed in 17 packets resembling Angel Delight, a popular powdered dessert in the UK. They were soon joined in custody by Phineas Float, 31, who was allegedly the intended recipient of the packages.

All three hail from Hastings and St Leonards in East Sussex and are now facing the full weight of Indonesian drug laws — including the death penalty, a punishment still legal though not actively enforced since 2017.

East Sussex Trio Face Death Penalty Over Angel Delight Drug Plot

Prosecutors argue the operation was a coordinated trafficking attempt, with Collyer and Stocker transporting the drugs and Float set to collect them upon arrival. The cocaine, reportedly valued at £300,000, was seized during airport screening, triggering a wider investigation that led to Float’s arrest days later.

Images from Indonesian media show the trio in orange prison uniforms being paraded before cameras, a stark signal of the seriousness with which the case is being treated.

A journalist from AFP present at the Bali courtroom indicated that the trial’s outcome is not expected immediately. Meanwhile, the British Embassy in Jakarta has yet to issue an official statement on the matter.

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Indonesia remains one of the world’s strictest countries for drug-related crimes. Though executions have been paused since 2017, recent political shifts — including efforts by President Prabowo Subianto’s government to repatriate drug convicts — highlight the complex international dynamics at play.

The trial continues, with global attention fixed on how the Indonesian judiciary will rule in a case that mixes international law, public health policy, and the shadow of capital punishment.