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'Essentially unstoppable': How tobacco cartels funnel cash offshore

ABC News
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Cartels are using sophisticated networks to send cash from illicit tobacco sales in Australia overseas.

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Deported from Australia for drug trafficking, Kazem Hamad was initially separated from his wealth.
Deported from Australia for drug trafficking, Kazem Hamad was initially separated from his wealth.

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