Australia will crackdown on the illegal tobacco trade, with a $188.5 million funding boost designed to bring together the nation's law enforcement agencies to target its sale and importation.
Clawing back lost taxes and stemming the cost of treating smoking-related illnesses are behind the move, along with a push to suppress criminal syndicates involved in the illicit trade, especially in Victoria where a wave of arson attacks has plagued Melbourne and beyond.
