Indonesia sentences Australian man to 6-month rehabilitation over drug possession in Bali

Associated Press

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has sentenced an Australian man to six months of medical rehabilitation for possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali. Troy Andrew Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia state, was arrested on April 30 after police raided his hotel in Legian, a popular tourist spot near Kuta Beach, and seized 3 grams of crystal methamphetamine inside a toothpaste container from his room. He initially was charged with trafficking, which could carry the death penalty, but police later assessed he was merely a drug user. The prosecutors and Smith’s lawyers said they accepted the judges’ verdict Thursday and would not appeal.