In Reply to: Brought in vanilla pods last week posted by bekayem on Thursday, 28. May 2009 at 21:44 Bali Time:
I was travelling with my sister. I presented my kilogram of vanilla beans (as always) to the officer and a quick glance at them was enough to let them through. My sister presented her 200 grams to a different officer and had them confiscated because "they may be contaminated". This was coming in through Adelaide last Friday. They also took her nutmegs which I have never had refused.