Middle Eastern crime gangs main players in Australia’s illegal tobacco boom

heraldsun.com.au – 20 de Mayo de 2015 – Australia

MIDDLE Eastern crime gangs are behind the massive boom in the illicit tobacco market in Australia.

The gangs are flooding our cities with illegal cig­arettes and tobacco as they seek to cash in on smokers looking to save money on the black market.

Figures reveal a huge increase in the importation of ­illegal cigarettes and “chop chop” tobacco via sea and air over the past year.

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