Australian Troy Smith has been arrested in Bali.Credit:Instagram/@TracySmith
The alleged crime carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail.
But while Indonesia’s tough-on-drugs stance can often lead to extreme punishments,including death sentences,Smith’s alleged offending was relatively small scale and his legal team hopes to have him sent to rehabilitation instead of prison.
“We are working on that because he told me that he used the drug for himself and he had no intention to distribute it,” lawyer Edward Pangkahila said.
Another member of the legal team,Sieeny Karmana,said the police fired a warning shot into the air when their client was being arrested at or near the hotel.
Bali police on Monday alleged that Smith had been sent a package containing the drugs by a man in Australia.
Most of the meth was discovered in a clear plastic bag tucked inside a tube of toothpaste,while a further 0.04 grams was in a hotel drawer,police said.