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The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
Brit drug mule moans ‘I'm depressed' as he faces years in hellhole jail after smuggling ‘iPhone' in weight of cocaine
A BRITISH drug mule, accused of smuggling 244 grams of cocaine into Bali, begged for leniency by telling a court: 'I am just depressed right now." An Indonesian court heard that Elliot James Shaw should be thrown into Bali's hellhole prison for six years for trafficking eight tablespoons of cocaine - equivalent to the weight of an iPhone - into the holiday island. 7 7 7 Shaw, 50, of Watford, admitted that he smuggled the drugs into the Indonesian town where he claims to have worked for the past eight years. 'I am just depressed right now. I am weak. I ask for leniency. I am very, very sorry,' he told the court on Thursday. Indonesian prosecutor Made Dipa Umbara asked Judge Tenny Erna Suryanthi to hand Shaw a six-year custodial sentence and his co-accused and lover Ellionora Gracia, a 46-year-old Argentinian, go to prison for nine years. Shaw isn't the first Brit to find themselves in hot water overseas over alleged drug trafficking. Just last month, a court in Bali heard harrowing claims from mum-of-three Lisa Stocker, 39, who insisted: "I was framed." She, her partner Jon Collyer, and friend Phineas Float were accused of trying to smuggle nearly a kilo of cocaine into Indonesia disguised as packets of Angel Delight worth an estimated £300,000. All three could face the death penalty if convicted. The court was told Stocker and Collyer had previously travelled to Bali with similar "packages" and that police had caught Float accepting them in a sting operation. Meanwhile, across the globe in Georgia, Bella May Culley is battling to avoid a 20-year jail sentence while pregnant. Brit woman, 21, rotting in Dubai hellhole jail without a shower for a month after being arrested on drugs charges The 19-year-old from Billingham, County Durham, denies knowingly smuggling cannabis and hashish from Thailand. She says she was coerced by a brutal trafficking gang who allegedly burned her with an iron and threatened her family with beheading. Bella claims she was duped into transporting the drugs by the Thailand-based gang – but prosecutors argue CCTV footage shows her calmly passing through Bangkok airport's gates without raising the alarm. In Sri Lanka, Charlotte May Lee is behind bars after allegedly attempting to smuggle £1.2million worth of synthetic kush, a highly potent cannabis variant. The 21-year-old former air stewardess from South London, 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. The cases don't stop there. Glamorous 21-year-old Cameron Bradford, from Hertfordshire, was detained at Munich Airport in April after allegedly flying in from Thailand with cannabis in her luggage. 7 7 7 And a British couple claiming to be holidaymakers were busted in Valencia, Spain, 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 – a six-year-old British boy was arrested in Mauritius as part of a group caught with a £1.6million cannabis haul. Authorities say the drugs were hidden inside the child's wheelie suitcase. The youngster was travelling with his mother and five other Brits when customs made the disturbing discovery. Officials slammed the alleged use of a minor in the plot as 'inhumane'.
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Bali prosecutors decide NOT to call for three Brit 'drug smugglers' to be executed as they lay sentencing demands
The three Britons held in Bali over an alleged cocaine smuggling plot will not face the death penalty, a major reprieve in a country with some of the world's toughest drug laws. Indonesian prosecutors said they were seeking 12 months in prison for the three British nationals, all from Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex, accused of drug offences on the resort island. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, were arrested on February 1 after being stopped at Bali's international airport with 17 packages of cocaine that weighed nearly a kilogram, according to public court records. They appeared in court alongside Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, who was allegedly due to receive the packages and was arrested a few days later in February. '(Demanding the court) to sentence the defendants to one year in prison and to keep them in detention,' prosecutor Made Dipa Umbara told the district court in Bali's capital Denpasar. Umbara said that while the defendants were accused of breaking the law, they behaved well in court, acknowledged their wrongdoings, and pledged not to repeat their mistakes. The sentence call came as a surprise as convicted drug traffickers, especially those caught with large quantities, have in the past been executed by firing squad in Indonesia - including foreign nationals. 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. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, were arrested on February 1 after being stopped at Bali's international airport with 17 packages of cocaine that weighed nearly a kilogram The British Foreign Office said it was in touch with local authorities about the case. 'We are providing consular support to three British Nationals detained in Indonesia,' a spokesperson said. It is understood Balinese customs officers halted the Collyer and Stocker at the airport X-ray machine after finding 'suspicious' items in their suitcases. They were pulled to a separate area, where staff found the narcotics sealed in blue plastic 'Angel Delight' sachets in Collyer's luggage. More cocaine was found in seven plastic bags in his partner's suitcase. It is alleged that the pair were caught with 17 packages of cocaine in total, with a value of £296,000. There were fears the couple and Mr Float would all face the death penalty, but concerns were somewhat assuaged when another British man arrested for allegedly taking a package of drugs from a taxi driver avoided the death penalty last month. Thomas Parker, from Cumbria, was arrested near Kuta beach in January after allegedly collecting a package from a taxi driver at a nearby street. The package contained slightly over a kilogram of MDMA, a party drug and the main ingredient in ecstasy, according to a lab test result cited in court documents. Parker, a 32-year-old electrician by trade, was initially charged with drug trafficking, but the Denpasar District Court reportedly handed him just 10 months for drug possession. Parker repeatedly expressed his remorse in his final plea and asked the panel of three judges to consider his situation and impose a lenient sentence. 'I am very sorry and apologise, I know it was a mistake,' Parker said, 'I promise not to repeat it again, because I really didn't know that (the package) was drugs.' The good behaviour of all three defendants likely helped to alleviate their sentences. Though Indonesia's drug laws remain very strict, President Prabowo Subianto's administration has moved in recent months to repatriate several high-profile foreign inmates, all sentenced for drug offences, back to their home countries. Frenchman Serge Atlaoui returned to France in February after Jakarta and Paris agreed on a deal to repatriate him on 'humanitarian grounds' because he was ill. In December, Indonesia took Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino woman arrested in 2010 on drug trafficking charges, off death row and returned her to the Philippines some 14 years after she was first detained. It also sent the five remaining members of the 'Bali Nine' drug ring, who were serving heavy prison sentences, back to Australia.
Al Arabiya
24-06-2025
- Al Arabiya
Three British nationals face one year in prison over Bali drug charges
Indonesian prosecutors said Tuesday they were seeking one-year prison sentences for three British nationals accused of drug offences on the resort island of Bali, a major reprieve in a country with some of the world's toughest drug laws. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, were arrested on February 1 after being stopped at Bali's international airport with 17 packages of cocaine that weighed nearly a kilogram, according to public court records. They appeared in court alongside Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, who was allegedly due to receive the packages and was arrested a few days later in February. '(Demanding the court) to sentence the defendants to one year in prison and to keep them in detention,' prosecutor Made Dipa Umbara told the district court in Bali's capital Denpasar. Umbara said that while the defendants were accused of breaking the law, they behaved well in court, acknowledged their wrongdoings, and pledged not to repeat their mistakes. The British embassy in Jakarta did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment. The sentence call came as a surprise as Indonesia typically hands out severe punishments for drug smuggling, including the death penalty, and has previously executed foreigners for doing so. However the country has upheld a moratorium on the death sentence since 2017. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's administration has moved in recent months to repatriate several high-profile foreign inmates, all sentenced for drug offences, back to their home countries. Frenchman Serge Atlaoui returned to France in February after Jakarta and Paris agreed on a deal to repatriate him on 'humanitarian grounds' because he was ill. In December, Indonesia took Mary Jane Veloso off of death row and returned her to the Philippines. It also sent the five remaining members of the 'Bali Nine' drug ring, who were serving heavy prison sentences, back to Australia. According to Indonesia's Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, 96 foreigners were on death row, all on drug charges, before Veloso's release.
Khaleej Times
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
Three Brits face one year in prison over Bali drug charges
Indonesian prosecutors said Tuesday they were seeking one-year prison sentences for three British nationals accused of drug offences on the resort island of Bali, a major reprieve in a country with some of the world's toughest drug laws. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, were arrested on February 1 after being stopped at Bali's international airport with 17 packages of cocaine that weighed nearly a kilogram, according to public court records. They appeared in court alongside Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, who was allegedly due to receive the packages and was arrested a few days later in February. "(Demanding the court) to sentence the defendants to one year in prison and to keep them in detention," prosecutor Made Dipa Umbara told the district court in Bali's capital Denpasar. Umbara said that while the defendants were accused of breaking the law, they behaved well in court, acknowledged their wrongdoings, and pledged not to repeat their mistakes. The British embassy in Jakarta did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment. The sentence call came as a surprise as Indonesia typically hands out severe punishments for drug smuggling, including the death penalty, and has previously executed foreigners for doing so. However the country has upheld a moratorium on the death sentence since 2017. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's administration has moved in recent months to repatriate several high-profile foreign inmates, all sentenced for drug offences, back to their home countries. Frenchman Serge Atlaoui returned to France in February after Jakarta and Paris agreed on a deal to repatriate him on "humanitarian grounds" because he was ill. In December, Indonesia took Mary Jane Veloso off of death row and returned her to the Philippines. It also sent the five remaining members of the "Bali Nine" drug ring, who were serving heavy prison sentences, back to Australia. According to Indonesia's Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, 96 foreigners were on death row, all on drug charges, before Veloso's release.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
'I was framed': British mother facing death penalty in Bali for 'smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight' claims stitch-up
A British mother facing the death penalty for smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight packets claims she was 'framed'. Lisa Stocker, 39, said she was stitched up when she entered the island of Bali in Indonesia with £300,000 worth of the narcotics disguised as the dessert mix. "The packages were not mine, but someone else's,' she told Denpasar Central Court. 'I was framed.' Stocker and her partner Jon Collyer, 39, were arrested at Denpasar International Airport on Sunday, February 1. They had travelled from Britain via Qatar and were arrested in Bali after an X-ray scan at the airport alerted officials to suspicious packages. The pair appeared in front of the judge with Phineas Float, 31, who is accused of receiving the packages in an airport hotel on February 3. All three defendants, of East Sussex, could face death by firing squad if they are found guilty of trafficking the drugs. Mother-of-three Stocker claimed she had been given 17 packets of Angel Delight by a third man who she said instructed her to ship the packets to Asia. "Jon and I had been to Bali twice carrying packages from (him),' she said 'I was shocked after finding out it was cocaine.' Her husband said he paid for the Bali holiday himself, saying of the third man: "(He) told me the package contained snacks, such as chocolate, pudding and chips.' But prosecutor Made Umbara said the man gave Collyer £2,130 to pay for the couple's accommodation and flights. The trial continues on Tuesday, June 17. It comes amid several other cases of British nationals being detained in other countries accused of drug trafficking Bella May Culley, 18, of Teeside, faces 30 years in a Georgian prison for alleged drug smuggling, as is Charlotte Lee May, 21, of Croydon, in Sri Lanka. Both face lengthy prison sentences if found guilty. Click below to see the latest South and South East headlines
