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Border Force busts NT multi-million-dollar illicit tobacco operation
Key takeaways
- The Australian Border Force has seized more than 433,000 cigarettes, 686kg of loose leaf tobacco and 50,000 vapes in Darwin.
- The Australian Border Force has seized 433,400 illicit cigarettes, 686 kilograms of illegal loose-leaf tobacco and 50,200 single use vapes from a Darwin storage facility.
- The haul is worth $1.8 million in evaded duty taxes and an estimated $3.7 million in potential proceeds of crime.
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The Australian Border Force has seized more than 433,000 cigarettes, 686kg of loose leaf tobacco and 50,000 vapes in Darwin. (Supplied: Australian Border Force)
The Australian Border Force has seized 433,400 illicit cigarettes, 686 kilograms of illegal loose-leaf tobacco and 50,200 single use vapes from a Darwin storage facility.
The haul is worth $1.8 million in evaded duty taxes and an estimated $3.7 million in potential proceeds of crime.
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