A 64-year-old NSW man has been sentenced to imprisonment of 21 months to be served by way of Intensive Corrections Order after pleading guilty to tobacco smuggling offences contrary to the Customs Act 1901.

On 19 May 2020 investigations by the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) identified the sea cargo container which contained approximately 10 million illegally imported cigarettes destined for an address in Sydney.

On receipt of the goods, the man was arrested and charged with tobacco smuggling offences under section 233BABAD of the Customs Act 1901 after accessing the container.  

Read the full story here:Man sentenced for illegally importing 10 million cigarettes – Australian Border Force Newsroom (abf.gov.au)