Lisa Stocker, 39, a mother-of-three from East Sussex, told a Denpasar court on Monday that she was wrongly accused of smuggling nearly a kilogram of cocaine into Bali, claiming she had been set up. “The packages were not mine… I was framed,” she said, referring to 17 packets disguised as Angel Delight dessert mix.
Stocker and her partner, Jon Collyer, were arrested on February 1 after arriving from the UK via Qatar. Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport authorities flagged their luggage during a routine scan. Two days later, police arrested Phineas Float, 31, also from East Sussex, at a hotel where the drugs were allegedly delivered.
The arrest followed a sting operation in which Lisa Stocker and Collyer were used to lure Float. All three could face execution by firing squad if convicted.
Collyer testified he thought the parcels contained snacks sent by a UK acquaintance and said he paid for the trip himself. However, prosecutors allege the man gave him £2,130 for travel.
Float, previously rude in front of reporters, appeared calm in court, claiming he was unaware the contents were drugs. Per The Sun, the trial resumes June 17.
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