MAST DETECTIVES DISMANTLE MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR CRIMINAL NETWORKS FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED IMPORTATION OF VAPES AND ILLICIT TOBACCO BY TRUSTED INSIDERS

CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

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Multi Agency Strike Team (MAST) detectives have charged seven people and dismantled two multi-million dollar criminal networks following combined investigations into trusted insiders, allegedly importing illicit tobacco and vapes into Australia.



TheMASTis made up of 41 officers from the NSW Police Force, Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Border Force (ABF), NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).



TheMAST- using investigators and an...