FOUR MEN CHARGED FOLLOWING THE SEIZURE OF $800,000 CASH AND ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN SYDNEY

CANBERRA, ACT, April 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

Editor's Note: Vision and images from the arrest available via Hightail

A New South Wales man, expected to appear in the Downing Centre Local Court today (17 April, 2026), is one of four men charged following the seizure of $800,000 in cash and a significant haul of illicit tobacco products in Sydney.

The AFP alleges the four men - all charged this week - are part of crime syndicate involved in money laundering and the large-scale supply of illicit tobacco products.

In late March and April this year, the AFP executed search warrants at homes in Strathfield and Eastgardens, a retail outlet in Bondi Junction, a warehouse in Banksmeadow, and on a vehic...