An Australian father allegedly caught with methamphetamine in Bali is “suffering withdrawal” from the drug at a rehabilitation center where he cannot leave his room for the first week of his stay, staff have claimed.
Troy Smith (pictured with his wife Tracy) has been charged with drug trafficking.
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 0.4 grams of the drug that had been smuggled into the Indonesian country, along with a water pipe and a lighter.
The 49-year-old was initially charged with drug possession, which carries a maximum sentence of 12 years, but was later charged with drug trafficking, which could see him locked up for life.
He was initially held in a cell shared with a dozen other inmates and only had a bucket to use as a bathroom.
However, on Wednesday, Smith was transferred to the Anargya Sober House Bali rehabilitation centre, where he will remain while he faces his charges.
Riska Andari, Smith’s clinical case manager, said a pre-assessment report had shown the father-of-two had attempted to take his own life three times and had struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for years.
“(The initial report) shows he was using methamphetamine almost every day, which is a sign of high-risk addiction and he needed immediate help in rehab,” he told Daily Mail Australia.
Andari said Smith had been using methamphetamine since 2019 and went to alcohol rehab for the first time in 2013.
Smith is understood to have been to alcohol rehabilitation four times.
Smith was transferred to the Anargya Sober House Bali rehabilitation centre, where he will remain while he faces his charges.
Yarianto Telaumbanua, director of the center’s Recovery Unit, said Smith was still experiencing withdrawal and would not be able to evaluate him for another week.
“Physically he is fine, but we can’t do an assessment at this time because he is still (going through) withdrawal,” he told Daily Mail Australia.
Telaumbanua said he had spoken to the Australian on Friday but he “wasn’t focused” and was having difficulty speaking.
Smith also suffers from headaches and will remain inside his room for the first week.
“In about a week we will be able to talk to him,” Telaumbanua said.
“What I see when people do retreats is that they are not aware when you talk to them.”
The director of the center’s Recovery Unit, Yarianto Telaumbanua, is seen in the common area of the rehabilitation center.
This image shows the daily routine of the patients in the asylum.
Telaumbanua said the treatment center uses the 12-step program to help addicts, including addiction counseling and education.
Staff are at the clinic 24 hours a day.
He added that it was a better alternative to prison because it can “give them a better life when they get out of here.”
Some patients are allowed to take trips to the beach as part of the treatment center’s wellness programs to help “clear” their minds.
Telaumbanua said Smith was “different from other clients” because he was facing a criminal case in Indonesia.
Daily Mail Australia was not allowed access to patient rooms, but was able to see a common area where conferences and meetings are sometimes held.
A schedule with the patients’ daily routines was also seen in the common area.
Patients, or “clients,” as the center calls them, wake up at 8 a.m., then do housework and clean up before breakfast at 9 a.m.
Workshops and lectures, including group work, are held for patients before dinner at 7pm, and bedtime is between 10pm and 10:30pm.
Those staying at the treatment center can receive visitors on weekends and some free time during the week.
The rehab center also offers exclusive retreats ranging from three to 30 days.
Troy Smith, 49, has been moved from an overcrowded prison cell to a rehabilitation centre, in what could be seen as a positive move for the Australian father.
Smith’s new wife, Tracy Ijusa, will be able to visit him in rehab.
The couple, who met on Tinder, tied the knot in their hometown of Nairobi, Kenya, in December.
“Troy is coming to terms with his addiction and has begun the difficult road to recovery,” said John McLeod, director of the consulting firm Smith’s family hired after his arrest.
‘He is now free of drugs and alcohol, and the sobering reflection of the pain and suffering he has caused his loved ones over the years is real and confronting.
‘Tracy will be able to visit Troy according to the halfway house’s policies; no special arrangements have been made.’
McLeod, a high-profile repairman who runs Tora Solutions, helped afRee Schapelle Corby of the notorious Kerobokan prison in 2014 after being charged with drug trafficking.
Smith had recently been traveling around the world with his wife Tracy. He is seen at a wildlife conservation park in Nairobi.
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.
Smith’s lawyer, Edward Pangkahila, said Smith had been crying in jail and was very stressed after the charges.
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.
At a news conference on Monday, one of Smith’s lawyers, Sienny Karmana, claimed that her 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 caught him. They fired shots in the air, he was shocked and then he fell and then the police caught him,” he said.
Mr. Smith’s alcoholism caused his children to cut off contact with him and his marriage to fall apart.
Mr Smith’s wife Tracy Ijusa (pictured) is seen being prevented from seeing her husband on May 13.
Just a few weeks ago, he was enjoying a globe-trotting life as a newlywed, after marrying his wife.
“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.’
Smith will face court next month.
