Police raid businesses over alleged $9m illegal tobacco, vape sales

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Authorities/Government working against the will of the people.
In many countries the safer than smoking products are supported and has switched smokers or would be smokers away from the toxins and tar of combustible tobacco.
If greed driven excessive tobacco excise was not so high then illegal supply of tobacco would not be such an profit based opportunity.
This a case of government policy that has created the illegal enterprises and the high cost of enforcement.
LNP started the illegal opportunities and ALP made it so profitable that others could not resist.
Meanwhile, smoking prevalence has increased and smoking relates deaths has increased.
No deaths from various nicotine replacement products that are legal in other countries which have significantly reduced smoking and Sweden was the first to reach zero.
History tells us that Prohibition drives illegal opportunities and fails at its original premise.
Will politicians ever learn?