"I'm aware WA Police are working with Australian Federal Police and other interstate police forces to get to the 'Mr Bigs' of this, to get at the outlaw gangs that are behind this," he said. In WA, the sale of tobacco products is regulated under the Tobacco Products Control Act 2006, with the Department of Health responsible for compliance and carrying out inspections. "Organised crime will look for an area of displacement where it is easier for them to operate and obviously no West Australian wants organised crime to operate in our state if the laws aren't equivalent to what's happening in other states."
Author: Rosemary Murphy
Published at: 2025-08-17 21:58:41
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