Perth baker made plenty of dough smuggling two tonnes of tobacco

From: WAtoday

Phil Hickey

A Perth bakery owner imported more than two tonnes of tobacco illegally into Australia, defrauding the Commonwealth to the tune of almost $2 million, a WA court has heard.

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Just a portion of some of the tobacco seized by ABF investigators. Photo: Phil Hickey

“The dangerous health risks associated with cigarettes are well known, however, illicit cigarettes pose an even greater risk as the source of the tobacco and the conditions in which it is manufactured are unknown.”

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