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Derek Rose

Black market tobacco sends servo sales up in smoke

A petrol station operator says tobacco laws and the black market have crimped its convenience sales. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The operator of some of Australia's biggest petrol-station chains says new tobacco packaging laws and the black market is behind a 10 per cent drop in convenience sales.

Viva Energy shares were down by a similar amount in Tuesday morning trade, falling 9.8 per cent to a seven-week low of $1.98.

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