Police chief pushes for penalties on buyers of black-market cigarettes

SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says buyer penalties should be considered. Currently, it is illegal to sell illicit smokes but legal to buy them.

Why it mattersBlack-market smokes lower legal prices and fund organized crime networks. Closing the buyer gap could break up these criminal operations.

AustraliaIf South Australia tightens its laws, it could influence other states to follow, changing where Australians can legally buy cheap tobacco and how police enforce drug-related crime.

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Driver remanded in custody after crashing into police car while fleeing

Benjamin Connor Quirk-Buckley, 23, crashed into an unmarked police vehicle while fleeing officers and has been remanded in custody.

Why it mattersA driver with no licence who fled police and crashed into their vehicle faces serious driving charges with potentially lengthy penalties.