An Australian man has been charged with drug offenses in Bali after police allegedly discovered him in possession of methamphetamine.
Troy Smith and his spouse have been arrested in Canggu on the southern coast of the Indonesian island on Could 2, 7NEWS reviews.
The Port Lincoln couple have been questioned by officers at Denpasar police headquarters earlier than Smith was charged with drug possession.
Native police reportedly discovered Smith with 3.5 grams of the unlawful drug methamphetamine.
Smith’s lawyer advised 7NEWS he would argue that Smith suffers from a drug dependancy and can ask that he be despatched to a rehab facility as a substitute of being jailed.
Smith was in custody and can stay behind bars, whereas his spouse was launched with out cost.
Like many international locations, Indonesia has the loss of life penalty for trafficking in unlawful medicine. Possession of medicine is punishable by 4 to 12 years in jail.
