British drug mule trio who smuggled cocaine worth £300,000 into Bali 'have been spared the firing squad and will be deported to the UK'
Lisa Stocker was arrested with her partner in February after being stopped at Bali's international airport with nearly a kilogram of cocaine
By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER
Published: 01:34 GMT, 29 December 2025 | Updated: 01:48 GMT, 29 December 2025
Three Britons who tried to smuggle £300,000 worth of cocaine into Bali are reportedly set to be deported from the paradisic island after they were spared the firing squad.
Mother-of-three Lisa Stocker, 39 from East Sussex, was arrested with her partner in February after being stopped at Bali's international airport with 17 packets of the dessert Angel Delight that were stuffed with nearly a kilogram of cocaine.
She appeared in Denpasar central court in July alongside husband Jon Collyer, 39, and Phineas Float, 31.
All three admitted to trafficking drugs onto the Indonesian island, a crime that can carry the death sentence thanks to harsh laws.
But, The Mirror reported, a judge at Denpasar Central Court instead gave them each just one year in prison.
The newspaper reported that, given time served, the trio of smugglers will be back in the UK by next month.
A source told the paper: 'The three of them can consider themselves very lucky. Other people have spent years behind bars for similar crimes - some even told that they'd be executed.'
The court heard Float agreed to take part in the plot for a 'reward' of 500,000 Indonesia Rupiah - the equivalent of just £22.50.
(L-R) Lisa Stocker, Jonathan Collyer and Phineas Float of Britain walk inside a court room in July ahead of their trial
(L-R) Phineas Float, Jonathan Collyer and Lisa Stocker of Britain sit inside a court room for their trial at the Denpasar district court, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, July 15 2025
During one hearing in court, Ms Stocker maintained that she had no idea that a suitcase and several sachets of Angel Delight powdered dessert were full of narcotics.
Her husband, Mr Collyer, showed remorse and told Judge Heriyanti: 'I won't do it again.'
And Mr Float, also from East Sussex, said he was 'very stupid' and apologised to the court.
If the quantity is large but not enough for the death penalty, life in prison is a common sentence. The country has upheld a moratorium on the death sentence since 2017.
Sheiny Pangkahila, the lawyer representing the three British defendants, suggested in February that, if convicted, her clients could each face prison sentences between 15 to 20 years.
But local prosecutor Made Dipa Umbara has already called to 'sentence the defendants to one year in prison' each, minus time already served.
He noted that they had behaved well in court, acknowledging their wrongdoings, and pledged not to repeat their mistakes.