if its a personal amount then if customs chooses to they can charge you with possesion, the key words there being "if they chose to"...
but how much is possession and how much is trafficking? well we've touched on this subject before..
according to the CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (DECLARED PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS 1985 SCHEDULE 2, the legal definition of the amount of MDMA considered to be personal possession is
3, 4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE (MDMA) 0.5 gm
see
here for full listing
ok so if you are carrying more than 1/2 a gram of MDMA you may be considered a trafficker. but, you ask, how many pills is that? who the fuck knows... it could be anything from one really big pill, to a half a million pills each with 0.000001 grams (i probably screwed up that calculation but im sure BT will set me straight)
and the thing is no one is going to know until they get tested by the police forensics lab.
but all this is irrelevant as, i think, you can be charged with possession with intent to traffic if the police can prove that you were going to sell them, regardless of how much is there.
all of this is conjecture i have made from reading various sources. i am not a lawyer so please don't consider this advice, simply some backgroud info.
if anyone is in the unfortunate position to really need this this info, ie they are standing in customs having to explain a bag of pills, the best advice i can give you is:
1. call a lawyer, preferably one with experience in criminal law.
2. refer to the contraband as "pills" and deny knowledge of their contents. i think if you admit they are "ecstacy" you can be charge with possesion of ecstacy, regardless of what they actually are. so never admit what they are, say you bought some pills and you dont really know whats in them(which strictly speaking is the truth)
3. call a lawyer.
4. be polite at all times
5. call a lawyer.
6. if you ever act on any of this advice dont ever link it back to me this information is for entertainment purposes only. disclaimer disclaimer etc etc
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