Three British tourists are facing decades in prison for allegedly smuggling cocaine into Indonesia.

Two of the suspects, a man, 37, and his girlfriend, 39, were reportedly caught carrying packs of the hard drug through the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, on February 1.

Officers halted them at the 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 packages labelled 'Angel Delight' in the man's luggage. More cocaine was found in seven plastic bags in his partner's suitcase.

Police said they seized 994.56 grammes of cocaine worth an estimated six billion IDR (around 296,000 GBP).

A third British suspect, 31, was later detained as part of the investigation. He had reportedly been due to meet the couple to collect the drugs.

The trio, along with other arrested drug suspects, were paraded in front of local media today, February 7.

The blonde-haired Brit was seen laughing while he was paraded alongside the other detainees during the press conference.

While the heavily-tattooed Brit with dark hair and the woman both remained sombre.

AKBP Ponco Indriyo, Bali Police Deputy Director of Drug Investigation, said: 'The drugs carried by the couple were cocaine weighing 994.56 grams. The drugs were brought from England via the Doha International Airport in Qatar, then to Indonesia.

'The method of concealment is to put the drugs, packed in food packaging, in a suitcase. The drugs were to be sold on Bali island, but were intercepted by customs and police officers.'

The police boss added that one of the the suspects was involved in two other suspected drug trafficking cases. He declined to give further details citing ongoing investigations.

They were among 149 drug suspects arrested by Bali police during 'Operation Antik Agung-2025' in the past 16 days.

Authorities said 9.5 billion IDR of drugs, including 1.5 kg of crystal methamphetamine, 5.4 kg of marijuana, 540 ecstasy pills, and 994.56 grams of cocaine, were confiscated.

Indonesia has some of the strictest drug laws in the world.

Drug traffickers, especially those caught with large quantities, may face execution by firing squad. If the quantity is large but not enough for the death penalty, life in prison is a common sentence.

Even possession can result in lengthy prison terms.

The Brits could face the death penalty, under Article 113, paragraph 2, of the country's drug laws. However, the country has been reluctant to administer executions amid growing international pressure.