More than $2 million worth of illegal tobacco products have been seized in a series of coordinated raids, following Queensland Labor’s tough new policies passed in May. In a clear warning to those possessing and selling illegal tobacco products, Queensland Health led a strike on 10 retail outlets on Tuesday morning in Emerald, Mackay, Townsville, Yeppoon, Ayr and Rockhampton.
These raids coincided with an Australian Border Force-led Illicit Tobacco Taskforce operation on the Gold Coast, which Queensland Health assisted with.Together, these raids led to the seizure of more than $2 million worth of items, including 54,000 vapes. Preliminary counting shows that the Queensland Health-led retail raids were responsible for seizing:
- Over 7,300 vapes
- 343kg of illicit tobacco
- Hundreds of other illegal products, including drug utensils
The raids follow Labor’s tough new policies passed by the board in May, which granted Queensland Health stronger powers to crack down on illicit tobacco. The seizure of vapes follows a Queensland Health report released in May detailing the contents of vapes, which found that all contained extremely high levels of nicotine, as well as chemicals such as formaldehyde, arsenic, lead, and mercury.
Acting Chief Health Officer Catherine McDougall said: “It is clear from the research that e-cigarette use carries the risk of significant harm.
“E-cigarette products available today can contain up to 243 unique chemical compounds, including lead, arsenic and formaldehyde.”
These chemicals can be extremely dangerous, particularly when inhaled. “Many e-cigarette products also contain illicit nicotine. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known and has demonstrated detrimental effects on brain development.
“Queenslanders have done an extraordinary job in reducing rates of smoking over the past 10 years, reducing the burden of disease associated with tobacco use.”
“Any efforts to reduce accessibility of tobacco and nicotine-containing products should be welcomed and applauded.”
Background Information Under Labor’s new tobacco policy the maximum penalty for supplying illicit tobacco is $43,125 and the maximum penalty for storing illicit tobacco is $20,125. Queensland Health is now the lead agency for investigating and seizing illegal tobacco in retail settings.
New information sharing powers allow intelligence to be shared with members of the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce, which investigates and targets the illegal importation and cultivation of tobacco. In addition to stronger enforcement powers, the new legislation introduced a licensing scheme for the sale of tobacco, the expansion of smoke-free areas and tougher restrictions on cigarette and vape sales in licensed venues.
Years ago we used nicotine in darts to subdue wild cattle so they could be caught. It worked well. Editor 3
xyz47 – “Could it have anything to do with Dr Ardiss and others who say that the snake venoms in the vaccines cannot penetrate the nicotine receptors?”
Could be more to the point. Especially as the venom (many types) have been in their pharma drugs for years
Well not full on venom, but parts of them and now synthetic, such as peptides, toxins, etc.
Most doctors do not even know about the venom(s) in the drugs that they push onto / into their patients.
A quick check on the web for venom peptides, venom manufacturers, etc will prove another supposed conspiracy is a fact and a truth that they do not want to become Main Stream.
Just another piece of their huge jig saw puzzle that gradually shows the picture.
Telling the jabbed about the snake, scorpion, cone shell etc, venom in the jabs could be very hard to do, it could send some over the edge, so I don’t yet tell them. Treating any jabbed person with nicotine, would be very tricky, possibly dangerous, I do not do that. Knowledge even if true and correct can be dangerous if handled in the wrong manner.
Symptoms? Similar to / or same as some of the jab damage? do your research.
Pub Med has very good research relevant to the venom(s). and of course Dr Ardis. Many supposed experts, over many months, have tried to discredit him in concern of the venom(s) in jabs, they all failed. Is he right? – do your research.
Nicotine is not addictive? They put a chemical in tobacco products to make them addictive and blamed nicotine? Another piece for the puzzle?
Disclaimer:
I am a researcher, not any kind of clinician or scientist. not an expert on any subject. As usual, people should do their own research.
Years ago I wanted to plant some tobacco as I like ‘chewing tobacco’. I looked up the laws and found that the penalties for growing your own tobacco were HIGHER than the penalties from growing marijuana. I strongly suspect that the issue of ‘excise tax’, rather than public safety, was more important to the government.
Correct me if I’ve got the bull by the horns – BUT, isn’t tobacco smoking a man or woman’s perogative? How and where you come by it is also one’s perogavtive? It certainly used to be. What the hell changed…or should I even asked…
Could it have anything to do with Dr Ardiss and others who say that the snake venoms in the vaccines cannot penetrate the nicotine receptors?
Lostralia, where every event starts with a smoking ceremony – but you are not allowed to smoke !
Now that the old guard of the One World Government/ Freemasons/
New World Order have become defunct, and only their minions are left active, and their fake fiat currency has almost completely been disabled, and they are scratching around like hungry chooks looking for a worm, they have to make up some crimes to collect penalty payments from, just like the fake Transport Department (corporation) does, as if that money goes to Roads!!!
The article stated – “More than $2 million worth of illegal tobacco products have been seized in a series of coordinated raids…”
… and what determines the illegality of the product? What confers the veneer of legitimacy for a pack of brain-dead hired mercenaries to rough up the civilian population and confiscate their property and extort them into bankruptcy? What is the tenuous premise for the fake “government” to act as a taxpayer funded Mob Boss?
Those questions, of course, are purely rhetorical, of course, because we all know the answer to THAT.
Hint – the fake “government” doesn’t get its “cut”.
Precisely analogous to the BS alcohol laws.