Between roughly 1100 and 3150 tonnes of illegal tobacco slipped past Australian borders undetected in 2024-25.
Why it mattersCheap illicit smokes pose a hidden cost to farmers through pest risk that legitimate imports do not carry.
AustraliaAustralia's grain sector faces exposure to major pest threat from uncontrolled smuggling through supply chains.
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