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EDITION #533 THURSDAY, 30 APRIL 2026
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Major crackdown on illegal tobacco sales Twenty-three retailers on the Central Coast have been shut immediately for 90 days to disrupt the supply of illicit tobacco and vapes in the region.
Some of the confiscated products
The closures are the result of a joint operation led by NSW Health with support from NSW Police and the Australian Border Force. While implementing the closure orders on the Central Coast, NSW Health inspectors found and seized approximately 836,000 illicit cigarettes, 120kg of loose-leaf tobacco and 5200 illicit vapes, as well as 800 nicotine pouches. Further investigations will follow and additional enforcement action, including prosecution, may take place. The activity marks a significant
milestone for tobacco and vaping control in NSW, with NSW Health inspectors issuing 214 short-term closure orders since the new powers came into effect in November 2025. Under the November 2025 laws, NSW Health, supported by NSW Police, can make short-term closure orders of up to 90 days for premises selling illicit tobacco, illegal vaping goods, or selling tobacco without a licence. The operation on the Central Coast forms part of the ABF’s illicit tobacco National Disruption Group, which brings together 29 State and Commonwealth agencies to identify and disrupt illicit tobacco networks that threaten Australian borders. Continued page 6
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