MrBirdman Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago Excellent article. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/world/asia/how-40-a-pack-cigarettes-pushed-australians-to-the-black-market.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlA.RzYj.142YyDuDLlER&smid=url-share 3
yossie Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago I have no idea on cigar pricing in Aussie though. That sounds to me that a pack of cigarettes is more expensive than a cigar.
El Presidente Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago 5 hours ago, MrBirdman said: Excellent article. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/world/asia/how-40-a-pack-cigarettes-pushed-australians-to-the-black-market.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlA.RzYj.142YyDuDLlER&smid=url-share Some of my deck lads enjoy a dart/durrie. They all buy black market. Price ranges from $6.60 USD to 9 USD for a pack of 25. 4
JohnS Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago Thank you @MrBirdman for this article. We have on occasion brought this sort of news (unique to Australia) to our members' attention, of recent times. When it's reported in the New York Times; however, it does start to suggest that the Australian Government will need to address this problem of their own making. 1
westg Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago Buying a packet of illegal cigarettes in Perth Western Australia is not difficult. A pack of 20 goes for around 15 notes. The mango flavoured cigarettes with tropical packaging are the go to at the moment. Rolling tobacco and vapes are readily available . It has blowen out of control and largly run by Blue Oyster Bar bikie outlaws.Hardly a week seems to go by without a tobacconist being burnt to the ground. If you own or rent a property that is situated above a tobacconist in Perth. No one will insure you. 2
westg Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago 3 hours ago, JohnS said: Thank you @MrBirdman for this article. We have on occasion brought this sort of news (unique to Australia) to our members' attention, of recent times. When it's reported in the New York Times; however, it does start to suggest that the Australian Government will need to address this problem of their own making. Exactly John . A problem of their own making. 1
Fuzz AI Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Manchester Cigarettes, ostensibly a UK brand, but in reality a company based in Jebel Ali Free Zone Dubai. This is the brand that you will find in most black market shops in Aus. Interestingly, the crime boss Australia deported back to Iran now owns a majority share in Manchester. Vertical integration at its best. 2
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