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

October 14, 2026 · 11:32 pm 1 sources

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• Illegal tobacco increasingly hard to spot, with some fakes featuring Australian health warnings
  The Guardian · October 14, 2026 23:32
  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,…