Investigation into NSW illicit tobacco syndicate
Police have raided an illegal tobacco plantation in the state's central west, as part of a joint investigation with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Last year, police received information that…
Border Force nabs $48 million in black market tobacco
Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized its biggest ever weekend haul of illegal cigarettes and tobacco over the Easter period at its NSW Container Examination Facility (CEF). While many Australians…
$20 million of illicit cigarette sticks up in smoke!
Investigations are underway following the detection and destruction of 18 million illicit cigarette sticks by the Australian Border Force.
Man sentenced after 100 consignments of illicit tobacco stopped
A 49-year-old NSW man has been sentenced to 2 years 11 months in jail after pleading guilty to a tobacco smuggling offence contrary to the Customs Act 1901. On 9…
NSW man linked to import plot of $8 million worth of illicit cigarettes
A National Anti-Gangs Squad (NAGS) investigation has identified the alleged involvement of a Sydney man, with Outlaw Motorcycle Gang links, in a plot to illegally import almost eight million cigarettes.…