The High Court of Australia Paves the Way for the Use of “AN0M” Evidence – and Validates Global “Outsourcing”

On October 8, the High Court of Australia issued a ruling entitled CD v. Commonwealth of Australia that validated legislation rapidly adopted by the Parliament to remove evidentiary obstacles to the prosecution of drug dealers and other alleged criminals who had been caught in a massive international “sting” using the so-called “AN0M” technology, known in Australia as Operation Ironside.