Mike speaks with Kelly Crossley, International Supply Chain Expert and Director of Transitainer WA, about the surge in black-market tobacco entering Australia.

Criminal gangs are using the identities of legitimate small businesses to smuggle illegal cigarettes, costing the government an estimated $3.3 billion in lost tax revenue each year.

Kelly has reported multiple suspicious “piggyback” shipments to Border Force and says spotting them requires strong fraud-detection skills. 

She warns that the freight industry must take greater responsibility and report suspicious activity to help stop the illegal trade.