Minus the time they have already served, it means the trio could be eligible for release by early 2026.

Stocker, Collyer and Float could have faced the death penalty – the heaviest punishment for taking part in a drug transaction under Indonesian law.

Collyer and Stocker were caught with 17 packages of cocaine, with a value of roughly £300,000.

The BBC’s US partner CBS previously quoted the AFP news agency as saying Balinese authorities believe the cocaine was hidden in packets of Angel Delight, a powdered dessert mixture.

Indonesia hands out severe punishments for drug smuggling and has previously executed foreigners, but it has upheld a temporary halt on the death sentence since 2017.

Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto’s administration previously moved to repatriate several high-profile inmates, all sentenced for drug offences, back to their home countries.