Over the past eight months, more than 30 tobacco stores in Victoria have fallen victim to a series of fire bombings due to a burgeoning turf war.

 

Marta Pascual Juanola is a crime reporter for The Age, and has written a series of stories on Victoria's illegal tobacco industry.

 

She joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime to talk about the increasing violence in this industry, and the surprisingly big players involved.

 

For Support: 

 

Lifeline on 13 11 14

 

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

 

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

 

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram 

Guest: Marta Pascual Juanola

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains audio grabs from Channel 9 News.

 

GET IN TOUCH:

 

Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

 

Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au

Over the past eight months, more than 30 tobacco stores in Victoria have fallen victim to a series of fire bombings due to a burgeoning turf war.
&nbsp;
Marta Pascual Juanola is a crime reporter for The Age, and has written a series of stories on Victoria's illegal tobacco industry.
&nbsp;
She joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime to talk about the increasing violence in this industry, and the surprisingly big players involved.
&nbsp;
For Support:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a> &nbsp;on 13 11 14
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.13yarn.org.au/">13 YARN</a> on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
&nbsp;
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
&nbsp;
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meshel_laurie/?hl=en">Instagram&nbsp;</a>
Guest: Marta&nbsp;Pascual&nbsp;Juanola
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains audio grabs from Channel 9 News.
&nbsp;
GET IN TOUCH:
&nbsp;
Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/australiantruecrimepodcas">@australiantruecrimepodcast</a> and Facebook&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au

Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.

Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.