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Studies highlight that increased tobacco taxes do not dissuade consumers from smoking, rather, consumers turn to cheaper brands and illegal cigarettes

Regulatory Reforms: In some cases, black markets are driven by overly restrictive regulations that create a significant gap between supply and demand in the legal market

"It's firearms, it's drugs, it's people trafficking, it's illegal immigration." Yvette Cooper, told us that "criminal gangs" are "trying to abuse our high streets by using shops as a front for organised crime"

However, because most vapes in Australia are illicit, there are risks of product contamination

"Cigarette Smuggling Linked to Terrorism"

barber shops, takeaways." Some shops, he adds, are selling drugs including crack cocaine