Kadina and Wallaroo Stores Hit in Statewide Illicit Tobacco Crackdown

Shops in Kadina and Wallaroo have been hit with closure orders as South Australia cracks down on illicit tobacco and vapes…

Since new enforcement powers came into effect on 5 June, authorities have shut 100 stores statewide and seized around $50 million in illegal products.

This includes 41 million cigarettes, 140,000 vapes, and 13,500 kilograms of loose tobacco.

Two long-term closures are already in place, with five more being processed through the Magistrates Court.

The state’s $16 million illicit tobacco taskforce is targeting organised crime and enforcing some of the toughest penalties in the country, including fines of up to $6.6 million.