Tobacco smugglers get richer as cigarette prices rise

From: The Age

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker

Australians may not equate illegal tobacco smuggling with drug trafficking or terrorism funding, but senior border security officials are warning it may be fuelling both.

Fairfax Media can also reveal that Australian Border Force investigations into organised crime are being stymied by the agency’s lack of modern powers, including the ability to using tracking devices or, in some circumstances, conduct raids and arrest suspects without the backing of the federal police.

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