The Jakarta Globe
Bali. Bali Police announced on Friday the arrest of three British nationals for their alleged involvement in smuggling cocaine into the resort island.
The suspects, who were apprehended in separate operations earlier this month, have been identified by their initials: JC, 37, LE, 39, and PA, 31.
“The cocaine was brought to Bali by JC and LE from the UK,” said Commissioner Ponco Indriyo, Deputy Director of Bali Police’s Anti-Narcotics Unit, during a press conference in Denpasar.
The smuggling attempt was intercepted when JC and LE arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport at around 8 p.m. on February 1, allegedly carrying 994.56 grams of cocaine hidden in food packaging. The pair had flown from the UK with a stopover in Doha before arriving in Indonesia.
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Kent Online in the UK have more details – looking at the phot she gets it, he hasn’t quite yet worked out what’s about to happen to him.
Bali drug arrests: Gillingham woman arrested as part of suspected £300,000 cocaine smuggling plot
A couple holidaying abroad could face decades behind bars after being accused of smuggling nearly £300,000 worth of cocaine into Indonesia.
Lisa Stocker, 39, from Gillingham, and partner Jon Collyer, 37, were allegedly caught carrying packs of the class A drug through Bali’s international airport last Saturday (February 1).
They were pulled to a separate area, where officials claim staff found the narcotics sealed in blue plastic packages labelled “Angel Delight” in the man’s luggage.
A further seven plastic bags were said to be found in Stocker’s luggage.
Police say they seized 994.56 grams of cocaine worth an estimated £296,000.
