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Australia faces record illegal tobacco imports amid $6 billion black market crisis
Record illegal tobacco imports have inundated Australia, with Border Force seizing 982 million illicit cigarettes in the first five months of 2023. Criminal enterprises profit approximately $6 billion annually from the black market, fueling violent crime linked to the tobacco trade. Experts argue that government tax hikes on tobacco have exacerbated this crisis by driving consumers to illegal alternatives.
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