Troy Smith has drug trafficking charges dropped after he was allegedly caught with meth in Bali

An Australian father allegedly caught with meth in Bali has had his most serious charge dropped after authorities agreed the drugs were purely for personal use.

Troy Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia, was allegedly caught with 3.19 grams of methamphetamine at the Champlung Mas Hotel in Legian, Bali, on April 30.

Police are said to have found another 0.4 grams of the drug bought in Bali, along with a hookah and a lighter.

Smith, 49, was charged with drug possession before Indonesian authorities upgraded it to drug trafficking, which carries a maximum prison sentence of life in prison.

Troy Smith, 49, no longer faces life behind bars after allegedly being caught with meth in Bali

The package delivered to Troy Smith in Bali was believed to contain drugs

On Monday, Public Prosecution Service spokesperson Putu Agus Eka Sabana Putra said Mr Smith’s human trafficking offense had been reduced to a less serious drug charge.

This means Smith no longer faces the maximum life sentence.

Instead, if convicted, he could face a maximum prison sentence of 12 years and a fine of approximately $739,340, or if found to be a drug addict by a court, he could face a stint in rehab.

Smith’s lawyer, Sienny Karmana, said this The advertiser his charges were reduced after Bali’s National Narcotic Agency concluded he was using drugs for himself.

“The drug assessment team found him to be a drug user,” Ms Karmana said.

“He’s been addicted to drugs for years.”

The narcotics bureau, which determines whether people arrested for drug charges in Indonesia are users, addicts or dealers, also concluded that Mr. Smith was not part of a narcotics syndicate.

Ms Karmana said her client needed rehab more than prison.

‘We as lawyers only hope that the judge can sentence him to rehabilitation because he is addicted.

“What he needs now is rehabilitation, not prison.”

Police allegedly found 3.14 grams of methamphetamine hidden in a Colgate toothpaste tube sent to Smith from Cairns, in a package labeled as containing private paper, photos and lubricant.

Smith’s attorneys said the drug package was allegedly sent to him by a friend as a thank you for his help with a car purchase, and that Smith did not know what was inside.

After his arrest, Mr Smith was initially held in a shared prison cell with a dozen other inmates and had only a bucket to use as a toilet.

However, last week Smith was transferred to the Anargya Sober House Bali rehabilitation center where he will stay while he is charged.

Smith is expected to stand trial in the coming weeks.

John McLeod, who worked to free Schapelle Corby from prison, has been hired by Mr Smith’s family to assist them in his case.

Just over a month ago, Mr. Smith was enjoying a globe-trotting life as a newlywed after tying the knot with his wife, Tracy Ijusa, after they met on Tinder.

He proposed in Bali in October, and the couple married in late December in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, where Ms Ijusa is from.

Photos from the day show the couple in love at the Lenana Mount Hotel, while others show them visiting the Maasai Mara National Reserve conservation park.

The couple then returned to Bali, with photos showing the pair enjoying their time on the Indonesian island since February.

The father-of-two was on holiday with his new wife, Tracy, at the time of his arrest