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

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World News · the U.S. · October 14, 2026

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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, prompting calls for the…

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