• Three British nationals are on trial in Bali for allegedly smuggling cocaine.
• The defendants face the death penalty under Indonesia's strict drug laws.
• Cocaine was disguised as Angel Delight dessert mix in their luggage.
• The group had allegedly smuggled cocaine successfully on two previous occasions.
• The trial has been adjourned and will reconvene next week for witness testimony.

The trial of three British nationals accused of smuggling cocaine into Bali commenced this week, where they face the death penalty under Indonesia's stringent drug laws. The trio—Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, and Phineas Ambrose Float, 31—were arrested after authorities discovered approximately 994 grams of cocaine disguised in food packages at Bali's international airport on February 1, according to Balinese police and court sources The Jakarta Post, CBS News, BBC, and South China Morning Post.

The customs officers found that the cocaine was hidden within ten sachets of Angel Delight dessert mix in Collyer's luggage and seven similar sachets in Stocker's. The street value of the drugs is estimated at around $368,000. Float was arrested two days later after a controlled delivery operation, where he allegedly received the drugs from Collyer and Stocker The Jakarta Post, CBS News, and South China Morning Post.

The defendants reportedly had success in smuggling cocaine into Bali on two previous occasions prior to their capture. Following their charges, the court adjourned the trial until June 10 for witness testimonies, with the defendants and their lawyers choosing not to comment publicly BBC and South China Morning Post.

Under Indonesia's laws, drug trafficking is met with the heaviest penalties, including the death penalty, despite a moratorium on executions since 2017. Reports indicate that Indonesia has approximately 530 individuals, including 96 foreigners, on death row, primarily for drug-related crimes CBS News and South China Morning Post.