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Border agents seize 1.7 million cigarettes in the NT, WA

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Nearly 2 million illicit cigarettes and vapes have been seized across the Northern Territory and Western Australia as federal agencies attempt to break the business model of illegal tobacco in Australia. Border Force led the week-long operation targeting distribution channels, but experts say not enough is being done to protect vulnerable people in the Top End. Josh van Staden has more from Darwin.
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