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Illegal tobacco crop seized and destroyed
A man has been arrested after 50.3 tonnes of tobacco from an illegal tobacco crop was seized during an operation in NSW by the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF).
On Wednesday 13 January 2021, warrants were executed at a Bulga property under Operation Bellatrix – a joint operation by the Australian Border Force (ABF) led Taskforce, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and NSW Police.
Approximately two hectares of illegal tobacco crops and just under a hectare of immature planted seedlings found at the property were seized and destroyed. The tobacco had a potential excise value of more than $9.9 million.