ABSTRACT
Where two or more people have agreed to commit a crime then there may be liability for a conspiracy. Gathering enough evidence to prove that the parties had agreed to commit a crime can present problems for the police but, where evidence is available, conspiracy is a valuable weapon for prosecuting those involved in large-scale organised crime. Typical cases involve prosecutions for conspiring to smuggle drugs (Siracusa [1989]) or conspiring to launder stolen money (Saik [2006]).
