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NZ woman sleeping on Bali jail floor

08:46 am on 21 February 2014

A New Zealand woman being held in Bali after a drug raid is stressed, sleeping on the floor and has had only one friend visit her cell, her lawyer says.

Leeza Tracey Ormsby remains in custody after being arrested in a police raid on a villa north of Kuta last week.

Police allege they found the 37-year-old in possession of a marijuana cigarette. They then seized six tablets of hashish, seven tablets of MDMA, electronic scales, duct tape and wrapping plastic from the villa.

Ormsby could be charged with distributing drugs, an offence that carries a maximum 20-year jail term, AAP reports. She denies the allegations.

Her Indonesian lawyer, Ari Soenardi, said on Thursday that his client is a little bit stressed and disturbed, particularly since hearing the media was reporting her predicament. She will be made to attend a police news conference on Friday.

Leeza Ormsby is from Rotorua but has been living in Sydney, Australia, for some time.

New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it is assisting Ms Ormsby. A spokesperson says a consul from the New Zealand embassy in Jakarta is providing support and has visited her, but declined to comment further.