Man behind bungled cigarette smuggling operation granted mercy

From: The Age (Australia)

By Adam Cooper

The man behind a plan to illegally import 18 million cigarettes and avoid paying $6.2 million in taxes has been spared a long prison sentence because of his health problems, good character and the delay in bringing the case to court.

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Grege was found guilty of conspiring to import tobacco products after his trial was told of a series of bungles he and his henchmen made during the smuggle attempt. These included having the wrong shipping container delivered to a pick-up spot, parking the container too close to a fence and discarding customs documents in a food court rubbish bin.

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