The offence is committed when the substance, drug or controlled plant crosses the border. If / when detected the switching out for a benign substance etc is intended to help investigate the trafficking and “commercial” aspects of the offending as well as more broadly identify the network...
Not just the “dodgy” ones either…
Back when I was still Detectiv’ing, I had a couple of fellows on some rather serious charges (Dep Lib, GBH, Torture, Trafficking and so forth - drug debt related).
They had media darling and Civil Liberties “champion” Terry O’Gorman representing them… Day...
Train to Roma Street.
111 bus to Mater Hill.
Walk around the corner to Morrison Hotel.
Drink 15 schooners. Eat a great steak, Waldorf and blue cheese salad and baked potato.
Amble down Stanley Street to the Gabba and try and get in.
Tomorrow night is sold out apparently.
Will be interesting to see what the next game there is like, once the novelty wears off.
I’ll post my thoughts, once I get home from there tomorrow.