The alleged "kingpin" of a major money-laundering racket has been charged after a months-long probe identified more than $9 million linked to illicit tobacco and vape revenue, police say.
A 33-year-old man faces up to 20 years in prison following his arrest in a sting in central Darwin on Wednesday that seized thousands of vapes, almost 17,000 nicotine products and more than $70,000 in cash.