A newly elected NSW regional councillor, Rohit Mahajan, manages a tobacco shop in Muswellbrook found to be selling illegal cigarettes. Mahajan admitted to selling them, citing business survival, but later backtracked. The ABC found multiple shops in the town selling illicit tobacco.
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized over 433,000 illicit cigarettes, 686kg of tobacco, and 50,200 vapes from a Darwin storage unit, representing $1.8 million in evaded taxes and $3.7 million in potential crime proceeds. This is the ABF's third major bust in the Northern Territory in two months, highlighting ongoing concerns about organized crime and the need for stronger territorial government enforcement.
Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized over 433,000 illicit cigarettes, 686kg of tobacco, and 50,200 vapes in Darwin, Northern Territory. The haul represents $1.8 million in evaded taxes and is the ABF's third major blow to the territory's black market in two months.
Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized hundreds of thousands of illicit cigarettes and vapes from a Darwin storage facility, representing $1.8 million in evaded duties and $3.7 million in potential proceeds of crime. This marks the ABF's third major blow to the Northern Territory's black market in two months.
Western Australia has seized over 140,000 illegal cigarettes and 613 vapes, ordering six stores to close for up to 90 days under new tobacco laws. The laws, effective Wednesday, aim to disrupt the illicit trade and have been praised by the WA Health Minister as 'toughest in the country'.
