West Australian police believe a shooting at a Ballajura shop overnight and a building fire in Maddington on Thursday are linked to the force’s crackdown on the illegal tobacco market. Events
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The underground trade in illegal tobacco has become a growing cancer for the Australian economy. It’s now so large that it is distorting our national accounts because its sales can’t be measured. Events
A shop in Perth’s south was badly damaged after a car drove into the storefront in the early hours of Friday morning before bursting into flames. Events
Maytham Hamad, the brother of exiled crime boss Kazem Hamad, was arrested last week and remains in Hakea Prison after being accused of running a “commercial scale” illegal tobacco operation. Events
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