Counterfeit tobacco from Cambodia floods Australia's black market
Counterfeit cigarettes produced in Cambodia even include fake Australian health warnings.
Criminal syndicates in Cambodia produce fake cigarettes at industrial scale. The fakes copy Australian brands and packaging very well.
Some fakes even bear Australian health warnings. Customs Minister Julian Hill wants Parliament to pass stronger laws soon.
The Senate will debate a bill on Thursday that gives police more power. NSW authorities seized 420,000 illegal cigarettes in just two days last week.
Over 2.4 tonnes of tobacco seized this year.
- 2.4 tonnes of tobacco
- Seized this year
- 420,000 illegal cigarettes
- Seized in two days
- 10 across the state, 8 in southwest Sydney
- NSW retailers closed
- Cambodia
- Production location
Why it mattersIllegal tobacco funds organized crime and cuts tax money for Australia.
AustraliaSenate votes this week on laws that would give police stronger powers to disrupt the illegal tobacco supply chain.
Corroborated bythenewdaily.com.au
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