loose tobacco - Tobacco Reporter https://tobaccoreporter.com Mon, 12 May 2025 20:56:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Australian Police Seize $14M in Tobacco Smuggling Bust https://tobaccoreporter.com/2025/05/12/australian-police-seize-14m-in-tobacco-smuggling-bust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=australian-police-seize-14m-in-tobacco-smuggling-bust Mon, 12 May 2025 20:56:54 +0000 https://tobaccoreporter.com/?p=163908 Eyre Western Police seized more than 7 million cigarettes, 3.9 tons of loose tobacco, and $5.8 million in cash.

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]]> South Australian police said two men were arrested as they seized more than 7 million cigarettes, 3.9 tons of loose tobacco, and A$9 million ($5.8 million) in cash, combing for what officials said totaled a A$22 million ($14.1 million) bust.

On May 6, Eyre Western Police stopped a vehicle containing a large quantity of illicit tobacco products. Further investigation led detectives to search an industrial premises in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, which was allegedly being used as a statewide distribution warehouse supplying retail outlets with illicit tobacco products.

Detective chief inspector Brett Featherby said the confiscation of products, assets, and cash would result in a “significant disruption to the criminal syndicates operating in South Australia.”

The bust follows a $1.5m seizure of illegal tobacco and $444,000 in cash in Mid North and Eyre Peninsula raids in April.

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