Illegal cigarettes are getting easier to find – and harder to stop

Illegal cigarettes are getting easier to find – and harder to stop

Finn BlackwellRNZ·11 Nov, 2026 02:38 AM3 mins to readA former top cop who created and led the Australian Border Force's Tobacco Strike Team says making legal cigarettes cheaper could help stop sales of illegal ones. Photo / 123rfBy Finn Blackwell of RNZTips from the public are informing the Government’s anti-black market tobacco group, but experts say the illicit supply chain is growing and evolving. Data released to RNZ through an OIA shows the group has had 250 tips from the public since they were formed in

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