Raids on supermarkets, tobacconists and newsagents in Sydney nets 15,000 packets of ‘fake’ cut price cigarettes worth at least $190,000 … as well as 57 pipes to smoke ice [Australia]

Major police operation in Sydney’s south seized $190,000 worth of tobacco
The nine businesses raided included tobacconists and small supermarkets
Police also seized 57 glass pipes, used for smoking illicit drugs like ‘Ice’
Business owners will be interviewed by police in the coming weeks

By Naomi Tsvirko For Daily Mail Australia

In a major police operation which involved raids of nine small businesses, officers have seized almost 15,000 packets of illicit tobacco – an estimated retail value of approximately $190,000.

The operation that took place in the suburbs of Hurstville and Campsie in Sydney’s south on Thursday was part of an ongoing investigation targeting the sale of illicit and counterfeit cigarettes.

Police also seized 57 glass pipes, used for smoking illicit drugs like ‘Ice’, from one of the tobacconists in Campsie.