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Australian Border Force
In China, tobacco shipments were sent to fake addresses in Australia.
Representatives of the Australian Border Force dismantled an alleged Chinese trade union that smuggled tobacco and cigarettes into Australia, hidden in children's toys
He was arrested and charged with unlawful tobacco.
Border police officials said union members in China were sending tobacco shipments to wrong addresses and that the delivery man was intercepting them.
He is no longer employed by the delivery company and will appear at the Bankstown Local Court on August 15th.
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A man under the age of ten is liable to ten years' imprisonment for contraband tobacco and up to 10 years. to five years of unpaid import duties charges
Concealed cigarettes and tobacco imported from China by alleged syndicate
Sydney International Mail Gateway workers identified numerous consignments of illegal cigarettes imported from China, which led the Border Force to open an investigation. said the operation had seized 350,000 illegal cigarettes and 1,200 kg of tobacco – worth a total of 1.5 million Australian dollars ($ 1.6 million) in unpaid import tax.
"The ABF aims to disrupt the illicit tobacco market and this operation shows that we have the ability not only to detect these imports at the border, but also to identify the people involved and" [19659018] Border Force says illicit tobacco market in Australia is worth about $ 600 million a year in fraudulent revenue
A KPMG report last year found the Australian government was losing $ 1.6 billion Australian per year. unpaid taxes on cigarettes and tobacco illegally imported into the country.
Last September, two tobacconists Bondi Junction fined A $ 72,000 for selling packets of cigarettes without the required health warnings. Choice Tobacconist was convicted of 36 tobacco-related offenses, with a fine of AU $ 1,000 per account. They are also prohibited from selling cigarettes until next month.
In a statement at the time, the CEO of the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores, Jeff Rogut, said that there was a "thriving" trade in illegal cigarettes. [TRADUCTION] "Trade is booming – and cigarettes have become the most valuable commodity for criminal gangs. 19659028] – Sydney Morning Herald
