An Australian dad allegedly caught with meth in Bali says he now regrets his actions as he faced court for the second time.
Troy Andrew Smith, 49, appeared in Denpasar District Court on Thursday as his trial continued.
The father-of-two originally from Port Lincoln in South Australia, was allegedly caught with 3.19g of methamphetamine inside a Colgate toothpaste container at Champlung Mas Hotel in Legian on April 30.
Police allegedly found a further 0.4g of the drug that had been bought in Bali, along with a bong and a lighter.The charges carry a maximum 12-year sentence.
Smith was seen before the trial hearing sitting with his head bowed, looking dejectedly into his hands.
Wearing a white business shirt, tan slacks and brown riding boots with matching belt, Smith sat during the hearing with a stony expression and hands tightly clenched.
His lawyer Ida Bagus Gumilang Galih Sakti told reporters outside court that Smith would appeal to Indonesia's highest court if he's denied the chance 'to cure his addiction.'
Australian Troy Andrew Smith, 49, is facing a possible 12 years in an Indonesian jail after being allegedly caught with meth in Bali
He told the court he regretted his actions as he opened up about his drug use.
'I respect Bali, I respect Indonesia, I feel sorry,' Mr Smith told the court on Thursday.
Mr Smith told the court that he ordered the drugs from a man in Australia three weeks before his arrest.
He added that the drugs was not for sale but for personal use.
Smith told the court that he had used meth routinely on a daily basis to reduce depression and anxiety since 2020.
He added that the last time he used the drugs was April 29, one day before his arrest.
Troy Smith told the court hearing held inDenpasar District Court on Thursday that he regretted his actions
The trial also heard from two police officers investigating the matter and theprosecutor also read out statements from two hotel staff who saw the arrest.
Smith had originally been languishing in a shared prison cell with a dozen other inmates but was released to a rehabilitation facility last month.
Bali's National Narcotic Agency authorised the release concluding he 'was using drugs for himself' and not part of a criminal enterprise.
The trial resumes next Thursday (June 27) to hear prosecutor's demand.
Defence lawyer Ida Bagus Gumilang Galih Sakti told reporters on Thursday that Smith was an addict who only used the drug for personal use and argued the appropriate course was rehabilitation rather than punishment.
At the time of his arrest Mr Smith was enjoying an extended honeymoon in Bali with his Nigerian-born wife Tracy Ijusa
He said witnesses were asked if 'there is any proof of conversation of Smith is selling or trying to share it with other person' but there was none.
He also claimed that police had found nothing to suggest he was trafficker on his phone.
'Troy used it for himself and doesn't have any relation with any drug trafficking,' MrSakti told reporters.
'The purpose is for his own consumption and then used to reduce his depression because of the 2020 Covid (pandemic).'
Mr Sakti said an attending doctor had recommended Smith be in rehabilitation for six months.
The lawyer stressed how remorseful Smith was but he couldn't help taking drugs because he was an addict.
'I've been with Troy for almost two, up to three months, and I know he tell the truth,' Mr Sakti said.
'From the first time he get arrested, he really regrets what he's doing, and then he is asking for forgiveness to the panel of the judges and then also from the citizens of Indonesia.'
Mr Smith is a father-of-two and hails from Port Lincoln in South Australia but was living in Cairns at the time of his arrest
'He doesn't mean to disrespect Indonesian, the law or the regulation.'
'He cannot control himself to doing it because he's addictive.'
Mr Sakti expressed hope the prosecution would also call for rehabilitation.
'We are asking the judges to please to give a chance to Mr Troy to cure his addiction,' Mr Sakti said.
Mr Sakti vowed'to fight until we get the rehabilitation' and said if the court did not decide this then Smith would appeal to Indonesia's highest court.
So because based on the court today, all the witnesses are talking about the rehabilitation and then for his own consumption if the judges are going to do different things and then we will fight under the highest court.
Smith, who now lives in the north Queensland city of Cairns had been honeymooning in Bali with new wifeTracy Ijusa at the time of the arrest.
Mr Smith andMs Ijusa took a number of happy snaps as they enjoyed their honeymoon in Bali
Troy Smith (pictured at last week's court hearing was let of out of crowded Indonesian prison cell last month and transferred to a rehabilitiation centre
After Mr Smith popped the question in Bali in October and the pair married at the end of December in Nairobi, in the capital of Kenya, where Ms Ijusa is from.
Photos from the day show the pair loved up at the Lenana Mount Hotel while other photos show them visiting the Maasai Mara National Reserve wildlife conservation park.
The couple then returned to Bali, with snaps showing the pair enjoying time on the Indonesian island since February.
One pictures show the newlyweds at the Hard Rock Café in Kuta, while others captured them lounging around in a resort pool and celebrating at a beach party.
In one caption of the pair, Ms Ijusa, who describes herself as a fashion blogger and Instagram model, wrote, 'My favourite place in the world is next to you'.
Smith had struggled with alcoholism earlier in his life which resulted in his children cutting off contact with him and his marriage breaking down.
He said his world changed after meeting Ms Ijusa.
