Young children paid $500 to set shop alight in Victoria’s tobacco and vape wars
Gangs fighting to control state’s illicit tobacco and vape market are using children to commit arson, inquiry hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastYouths recruited into Victoria’s illegal tobacco and vape wars were paid just $500 on one occasion to set fire to a shop front.In a public hearing for a parliamentary inquiry into the state’s tobacco and e-cigarette controls, assistant commissioner Martin O’Brien, said as the cost of legal tobacco products has increased, gangs have stepped in.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Gangs fighting to control state’s illicit tobacco and vape market are using children to commit arson, inquiry hears
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Youths recruited into Victoria’s illegal tobacco and vape wars were paid just $500 on one occasion to set fire to a shop front.
In a public hearing for a parliamentary inquiry into the state’s tobacco and e-cigarette controls, assistant commissioner Martin O’Brien, said as the cost of legal tobacco products has increased, gangs have stepped in.
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