00:00The Australian Border Force has warned travellers smuggling illicit tobacco they will be caught,
00:06face visa cancellation and may be banned from Australia for up to three years.
00:10Since the 1st of July 2024, ABF officers have intercepted 24 passengers smuggling over 800,000
00:18undeclared cigarettes, evading more than $1 million in duty at Australian airports.
00:24As recently as the 7th of September 2024, ABF officers intercepted four Japanese nationals
00:29trying to smuggle 141,015 cigarettes in their luggage through Brisbane International Airport.
00:37In all cases, ABF officers seized the cigarettes, cancelled the travellers' visas and removed
00:42the offenders from Australia at their own expense.
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