Three British nationals from East Sussex are standing trial in Indonesia after allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly a kilogram of cocaine disguised as powdered dessert through Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested in February 2025 after customs officers discovered 994 grams of cocaine hidden in 17 packets resembling Angel Delight – a well-known powdered dessert in the UK. Authorities allege the drug haul was intended for Phineas Float, 31, who was arrested days later and identified as the intended recipient.
All three defendants are originally from Hastings and St Leonards, East Sussex, and are now facing prosecution under Indonesia’s notoriously strict narcotics laws. The charges carry a potential death sentence, although Indonesia has not carried out an execution since 2017.
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£300,000 Worth of Cocaine Concealed in Dessert Packaging
Prosecutors told the court that Collyer and Stocker acted as couriers, transporting the cocaine from an undisclosed departure location into Bali, while Float awaited the delivery. The seized drugs are estimated to be worth £300,000 on the street market.
The arrests were part of a wider investigation triggered by the airport seizure. All three suspects have appeared in Indonesian media wearing orange prison uniforms, an image often used to signal the gravity of the alleged crimes and the certainty of trial proceedings.
