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Illegal tobacco increasingly hard to spot, with some fakes featuring Australian health warnings

Government warned that counterfeit tobacco produced by criminal organisations in south-east Asia is becoming more sophisticated Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The black-market tobacco trade continues to thrive as sellers turn to counterfeit packaging to skirt bans, prompting calls for the urgent passing of tougher laws. Intelligence provided to the federal government…

Illegal tobacco increasingly hard to spot, with some fakes featuring Australian health warnings

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