The "blatant lawlessness" of illicit tobacco sales is about to go up in smoke with tough new laws providing for on-the-spot shutdowns of shops and fines of $1.5 million, as authorities net another huge haul of dodgy durries.
The 46 million cigarettes, said to be worth more than $30 million, were seized from four containers at the NSW border in June and July, police said on Tuesday.
