More arrests on the way over illegal tobacco
Complaints regarding the selling of cheap, untaxed cigarettes and counterfeit tobacco to Crimestoppers have doubled, the charity said today.Earlier this year, our undercover investigators visited dozens of shops and found 25 out of 27 were prepared to sell illegal cigarettes and tobacco to customers.
When samples were sent off for analysis it was found the tobacco contained substances such as rat droppings, poisonous chemicals, dead insects and asbestos.
Related Posts
State nabs 4 people for smuggling 72,000 packs of contraband tobacco products
Authorities have confiscated about 72,000 packs of contraband cigarettes worth...
Smuggled cigarettes and counterfeit watches seized by customs
Half-a-million smuggled cigarettes and hundreds of counterfeit designer watchers...
Haiti – Health : The counterfeiting of medicines, a scourge that threatens us
This Tuesday at the Marriott Hotel, the Ministry of Public Health and Population...
Police uncover illegal tobacco farm in southern NSW worth over $11m.
TOBACCO plants worth more than $11 million have been seized in a massive bust in...