They found 11 chocolates in his bag and five in his pockets. He was also carrying two individually wrapped biscuits.
It is believed his lawyers will argue the chocolates and biscuits were "essential tools of trade". They will say it is usual for flight attendants to carry items like chocolates, sugar sachets and coffee stirrers to hand out to passengers.
And I suppose that the chokkies in his bag were to distribute to the passengers while they waited in the customs line...?
keeping with Qantas's policy of "zero tolerance" to theft
I think it goes something like "You pay your money, you take your chances"