Illegal tobacco war escalating in Melbourne | 7.30
Australia is one of the most expensive places on earth to be a smoker – taxes on cigarettes have pushed the average cost of a pack well past $40. In Victoria, police say the illegal industry has become so lucrative, rival gangs are violently fighting it out for bigger stakes in the business. Elias Clure and Lucy Kent with this report. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 ABC News In-depth takes you deeper on the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: / newsonabc Like ABC News on Facebook: / abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: / abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: / abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia
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