black market cigarettes meaning Black market cigarette and tobacco shops rife on the Gold Coast Black-market cigarettes sold in Auckland

Prof Antonopoulos says teams are "chronically underfunded"

Code Chapter 114 Part I - TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO"

Consumer Protection: Establishing and enforcing strong consumer protection laws can help discourage participation in black markets by ensuring that consumers have recourse if they purchase faulty or dangerous goods in the formal market

Since 2019 there have been shortfalls in tobacco tax revenue as fewer and fewer people buy legal cigarettes

Studies highlight that increased tobacco taxes do not dissuade consumers from smoking, rather, consumers turn to cheaper brands and illegal cigarettes