Sydney Morning Herald | 71 tonnes of illicit loose leaf tobacco worth $40 million seized Sydney Morning Herald It was, as one observer remarked wryly, "a lot of smokes" - 88 million in fact. In the largest operation of its kind in Australian history, customs officers have intercepted 71 tonnes of loose leaf tobacco being smuggled into Australia from Indonesia ... $40m of illegal tobacco seized by ABF 'Record haul' of illegal tobacco worth $40 million seized by Australian Border ... 71 tonnes of illegal tobacco seized |