Provided that participants in a undercover operation do not encourage an offence to be committed, evidence obtained during the operation will be admissible. If those involved in an undercover operation do encourage an offence to be committed, it will be excluded as they will have been acting as agents provocateurs.

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This statement is true. Evidence obtained during an undercover operation will be admissible as long as the participants do not encourage the commission of an offence. If they do encourage an offence, then the evidence obtained may be excluded as they would be acting as agents provocateurs.

Provided That Participants in a Undercover Operation Do Not Encourage