An Australian father allegedly caught with methamphetamine in Bali has been moved from jail to rehab.
Troy Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia, was allegedly caught with 3.19g of methamphetamine at the Champlung Mas hotel in Legian, Bali, on April 30.
Police allegedly found another 0.4g of drugs that had been bought in Bali, along with a water pipe and a lighter.
Smith, 49, was initially charged with drug possession, which carries a maximum sentence of 12 years, but was later charged with drug trafficking.
In what appears to be a positive move, it was announced Wednesday evening that documentation had been submitted and a “forensic evaluation” had been conducted on the father’s medical condition.
Troy Smith, 49, has been moved from an overcrowded cell to a rehabilitation center in what could be seen as a positive step for the father.
The father, from Port Lincoln in South Australia, was allegedly caught with 3.19g of methamphetamine in Bali.
“As a result, Troy has been moved from the Central Police cells to a rehabilitation center,” said a statement from the consulting company hired by his family.
“We recognize and appreciate the professionalism of the Indonesian police and allied health services.”
Mr Smith was reported to be struggling in the crowded concrete cell of Denpasar police headquarters with only a bucket to use as a toilet.
Mr. Smith’s lawyer, Edward Pangkahili, said Mr. Smith had been crying in jail and was very stressed after the charges. The advertiser reported.
Smith’s attorneys said the package of drugs was allegedly sent to him by a friend as a thank you for helping with the purchase of a car, and Smith did not know what was in it.
The dad is newly married after meeting his wife, Tracy Ijusa, on Tinder and getting married in his native Kenya in late December.
Smith said he now “loves life” after meeting his wife, and said she gives him “motivation to do everything.”
Outside a police news conference on Monday, one of Smith’s lawyers, Sienny Karmana, claimed his client had tried to evade arrest “because he was afraid,” and police fired two warning shots into the air before he was detained.
“The police said he tried to run away, but the police recovered him. They fired shots in the air, he was shocked and then he fell and then the police arrested him,” he said.
Mr Smith struggled with alcoholism early in his life, which caused his children to cut off contact with him and his marriage to fall apart.
Just a few weeks ago, he was enjoying globe-trotting life as a newlywed, having tied the knot with his wife, Tracy Ijusa, after they met on Tinder.
He proposed in Bali in October and the couple tied the knot at the end of December in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, where Ijusa is originally from.
“I’ve had an interesting last twelve years,” Smith said in a video.
‘Chronic alcoholic, absolutely at rock bottom. You couldn’t have drunk more than me.
‘I didn’t see any way out and to be honest I probably should be dead. The children don’t talk to me anymore.
“But then, in the strangest of circumstances, on a Tinder meetup I met this girl in Nairobi and I’ve been in Bali ever since.
‘Now I love life. This girl gives me motivation to do everything. She’s my life now.’