Aslan v R [2026] NSWCCA 123

Aslan v R [2026] NSWCCA 123 concerns a commercial drug supply conviction after police found 1,4-Butanediol in a bag the applicant retrieved from bushes. His trial case was that the bag belonged to his girlfriend and he did not know it contained drugs. The key issue was whether the jury required a direction under R v Carey that temporary custody of drugs for return to their owner does not constitute possession for supply. The Court held that denying knowledge did not genuinely raise knowing temporary possession. Any omission was immaterial given the Liberato direction and the tension with the primary defence. Leave was refused and the appeal dismissed.