IRA smugglers behind Aussie cigarette racket
Spanish police are seeking to question a Malaysian “businessman” and his wife who were supplying South Armagh Provisionals from South-east Asia.It has also emerged that Provo smugglers have closely examined how new ‘plain packaging’ laws – due to be introduced in Ireland – have boosted the illicit tobacco trade in Australia.
The Malaysian businessman had a base in Spain and was in regular contact with the IRA gang whose tobacco was originating from Vietnam, Indonesia and China.
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