Crime ❯ Organized Crime ❯ Illicit Trade

Tobacco Smuggling

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Trading Standards and HMRC Seize More Than 33 Million Illicit Cigarettes

Officials say intelligence-led targeting with tougher penalties aims to disrupt organised criminal gangs to protect communities

Smoking Falls to Record Low as Illegal Tobacco Surges in Australia

Illicit Tobacco Market Moves Online and Now Supplies Most of Australia’s Smoking Products

ABS Says 80% of Nicotine Used in Australia in 2025 Came From Illegal Sources

Illicit Tobacco Drives $5.4 Billion Tax Hit and 200 Arsons, Senate Told

Canberra Raids Seize 455,000 Illicit Cigarettes in Joint Crackdown

States Split on Illicit Tobacco Crackdown as ACOSH Puts Queensland on Top

Victoria Moves to Shut Illegal Tobacco Shops With New Regulator Powers

WA Moves to Toughen Tobacco Laws With Multi‑Million‑Dollar Fines and 90‑Day Shop Closures

UK Raids Net 1.3m Illegal Cigarettes in West Yorkshire as Nationwide Crackdown Expands

WA Launches Health Tobacco Taskforce Led by Police Veteran as Shutdown Laws Are Drafted

Huntingdale Tobacco Shop Torched as WA Concedes Laws Lag in Crackdown

India’s Cigarette Excise Overhaul Draws Warnings of Illicit Surge Ahead of Feb. 1 Rollout

Commissioner Says Illicit Tobacco Now Accounts for About Half of Australian Sales

ABS Moves to Measure Illicit Nicotine as Legal Tobacco Sales Collapse 29%

NSW Targets Landlords in New Illicit Tobacco Crackdown Bill

ACIC, AIC Report $4 Billion Illicit Tobacco Cost, Link Trade to Violent Crime

NSW Raids and WA Charges Expose Alleged Illicit Tobacco Networks

Government Launches Border Force-Led Illicit Tobacco National Disruption Group

NSW Premier Urges Excise Cut to Curb Illegal Tobacco Trade