Billions are lost to gangs as fake cigarettes flood Australia. Is the war on smoking at a tipping point?
www.abc.net.au
The black market for cigarettes has exploded in plain sight, costing Australia billions in revenue. Some experts say the high price of cigarettes is to blame.

This article is about the dodgy ciggs all those shops that keep “catching on fire” sell

    • ryannathans@aussie.zone
      4·
      2 years ago

      Nobody has the resources to scan every single package in every single shipment. At most they flag a few due to suspicious paperwork and screen those

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      yeah it’s not individuals doing the major smuggling. it’s the container-loads that never seem to get inspected.