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Landmark $1.5M fine for tobacconist

Police and Central Queensland Public Health Unit officers have raided illegal smoke shops across Gladstone, Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Gracemere, Blackwater and Emerald, shutting them down for 72-hour periods before taking court action against their Victorian-based owner. (Supplied)

The Victorian retailer behind Tobacco Shed stores in Gladstone, Rockhampton, Gracemere, Yeppoon, Emerald, Blackwater and Benowa was fined $1.492,500 after […]

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