Magistrate Grants Bail to Accused Head of Illegal $30 Million Tobacco Empire

Published on October 24, 2024

A magistrate has freed the alleged head of an extensive illegal tobacco and vape syndicate on bail despite acknowledging there will be a “significant risk” to public safety while he remains in the community. Police expressed fears that Nazir Haddara, 25, may order firebomb attacks on rival shops and potentially flee the country. Haddara was one of eight people charged with Commonwealth offences for their part in directing and assisting an organised crime syndicate after Victoria Police—assisted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), and the Australian Border Force’s (ABF) Illicit Tobacco Taskforce—raided 27 properties across Victoria on Oct. 23....

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