In a black market, illegal deals are made in plain sight over the counter of everyday convenience stores - eviltoast

This article is about the dodgy ciggs all those shops that keep “catching on fire” sell

  • Baku@aussie.zoneOP
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    6 months ago

    3% of all illegal imports is about all they bust

    Really? I thought being an island with no land borders we’d have a decent shot at stopping illegal imports. With how long my shit always sits in customs, I’d be bloody disappointed if they barely even catch anything

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      6 months ago

      Nobody has the resources to scan every single package in every single shipment. At most they flag a few due to suspicious paperwork and screen those

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      yeah it’s not individuals doing the major smuggling. it’s the container-loads that never seem to get inspected.