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In a black market, illegal deals are made in plain sight over the counter of everyday convenience stores (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 6 months ago by Baku@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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This article is about the dodgy ciggs all those shops that keep "catching on fire" sell

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[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

3% of all illegal imports is about all they bust

Really? I thought being an island with no land borders we'd have a decent shot at stopping illegal imports. With how long my shit always sits in customs, I'd be bloody disappointed if they barely even catch anything

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Nobody has the resources to scan every single package in every single shipment. At most they flag a few due to suspicious paperwork and screen those

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

yeah it's not individuals doing the major smuggling. it's the container-loads that never seem to get inspected.