Australia’s tobacco wars are fuelling violence, with fire bombings and arson attacks spanning across the east coast.

Now the federal government wants to treat these organised crime syndicates like ‘drug lords’ by going after them with wire tapping and seizing their assets.

And the tobacconists are in trouble too, with calls to ban tobacco stores and only sell cigarettes in supermarkets.

Today, Criminologist Dr James Martin, from Deakin University on how to reign in the multi billion dollar black market that’s created a gangsters paradise

 

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Guest: Criminologist Dr James Martin, Deakin University

Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett

Australia&rsquo;s tobacco wars are fuelling violence, with fire bombings and arson attacks spanning across the east coast.
Now the federal government wants to treat these organised crime syndicates like &lsquo;drug lords&rsquo; by going after them with wire tapping and seizing their assets.
And the tobacconists are in trouble too, with calls to ban tobacco stores and only sell cigarettes in supermarkets.
Today, Criminologist Dr James Martin, from Deakin University on how to reign in the multi billion dollar black market that&rsquo;s created a gangsters paradise
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Guest: Criminologist Dr James Martin, Deakin University
Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett

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