Brit mum breaks down in tears & issues grovelling apology over £300k Bali coke smuggling plot as she faces death penalty

Published on July 15, 2025 at 06:14 PM

A BRIT mum facing the death penalty for allegedly smuggling £300,000 of cocaine into Bali has said she “won’t trust people so easily again”;.

Lisa Stocker, 39, broke down in tears as she told a she was of the popular Angel Delight dessert into Indonesia by a friend.

Three British nationals on trial in Bali for alleged drug smuggling.
Alleged drug smugglers Phineas Float, Jonathan Collyer and Lisa Stocker sit inside the Denpasar district court
Two British drug smuggling suspects in a Bali courtroom.
An emotional Ms Stocker said she ‘won’t trust people so easily again’
Three handcuffed British drug smuggling suspects walk into a courtroom.
The trio all face the death penalty over an alleged drug smuggling plot

Ms Stocker says she had no idea that she was actually transporting 992mg of cocaine inside the 17 packets.

The and her partner, Jon Collyer, 39, both from East, were arrested at Bali’s international airport on February 1.

They had travelled from the UK throughand were stopped in Bali after a routine x-ray at the airport alerted officials to the.

The couple first appeared in court with Phineas Float, 31, also of East Sussex, who is accused of receiving the packages in an airport hotel on February 3.

During one of her initial court hearings Ms Stocker admitted: “I was framed.”;

She claimed a friend gave her the packets of Angel Delight in the UK and asked her to take them to Bali.

Ms Stocker said: “Jon and I had been to Bali twice carrying packages from [him]. I was shocked after finding out it was cocaine.”;

Today in court she reiterated her feelings as she again said she had no idea that her suitcase was full of narcotics.

She was seen breaking down in tears as she sat in the courtroom in a red and white outfit and issued a grovelling apology.

Her husband, Mr Collyer, admitted what they did was “very stupid”; as he told JudgeHeriyanti: “I won’t do it again.”;

Mr Float remained quiet as he sat in court after being involved in a heated shouting match during a previous hearing.

Back in June, while walking to the courtroom for the first day of his trial he yelled at journalist to “f*** off”;.

Sentencing for all three is due to take place next week.

They could face the death penalty under Indonesian laws.

Although they are more likely to be hit with decades in prison, according to their lawyer Sheiny Pangkahila.

She suggested, if convicted, her clients could each face prison 15 to 20 years.

But now lead prosecutor Made Dipa Umbara has said the trio could actually avoid any serious time altogether.

He announced thy will ask to “sentence the defendants to one years in prison”; each, minus the time already served.

A man and woman in red vests sit together, the woman covering her face with her hands.
The mum broke down in tears at her last court hearing in June
Three British nationals sit in court during a drug smuggling trial in Bali, Indonesia.
The three will learn their fate at sentencing next week

He noted that all three had behaved well in court, apologised for their role in the smuggling plot and promised not to reoffend.

Meanwhile, across the globe in Georgia,while pregnant.

The 19-year-old from Billingham, County Durham,from.

She says she was coerced by a brutal trafficking gang who allegedly burned her with an iron and

Bella claims she was duped into transporting the drugs by the Thailand-based gang – but prosecutors arguewithout raising the alarm.

In Sri Lanka,after allegedly attempting to smuggle £1.2million worth of synthetic kush, a highly potentvariant.

The 21-year-old former air stewardess from South, denies the allegations but was reportedly caught with 46kg of the substance packed into her suitcases.

If convicted, she could be handed a 25-year prison sentence in a country known for its tough anti-drug stance.

And a, after allegedly arriving with 33kg of cannabis hidden in their bags.

Police said they were flagged for their “nervous and evasive attitude”; and are now in jail facing serious trafficking charges.

Perhaps most shocking of all –as part of a group caught with a £1.6million cannabis haul.

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