<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A record number of illegal </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/vaping" rel="" target="" title="vapes"><span>vapes</span></a><span> and </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/smoking" rel="" target="" title="tobacco"><span>tobacco</span></a><span> products have been intercepted by the Australian Border Force (ABF) in a major blow to the black market.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers today served up a stern warning to anyone involved in the booming trade.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The almost 1000-tonne bust - nearly three-quarters of it in </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> - is one of the ABF's biggest ever.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-iran-attacks-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-complicating-diplomatic-efforts-to-resume-talks/c45a35b8-e73b-47f6-86f9-135f74f159bb"><strong><span>Iran attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to resume talks</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That prevented more than $2 billion worth of duty being stolen from the Australian taxpayer," ABF customs compliance and enforcement Assistant Commissioner Tony Smith said today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In just four months, hundreds of tonnes of loose-leaf tobacco and 800 million cigarettes have been seized.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If laid end to end the cigarettes would stretch more than 71,000 kilometres, which is almost enough to wrap around Earth twice.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/illegal-tobacco-australian-border-force-officials-seize-record-haul-of-illicit-tobacco/1e4c32c7-b2c6-4573-9d14-f9f65b6cb6da" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Four million vapes were also among the seizures. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/actor-accused-of-breaking-girl-code-in-breast-assault/ed48b2e3-769c-4d25-9107-13c4f37162c0"><strong><span>Sensational development for actress accused of grabbing, twisting breast</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It reflects a concerted and targeted effort across all of our domains, from the air and sea, to the traveller and mail," Operation Printwall commander Andrew Tankey said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The majority of illicit products stripped from the supply chain came from Asia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One woman arrived from Bali with boxes upon boxes of cigarettes, far more than the legal limit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Offshore, the ABF also blocked more than 35 million cigarettes and 560,000 vapes from even arriving into Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ndis-announcement-mark-butler-national-press-club-speech/9eeadad4-6e3c-4e39-b003-b8f594127adb" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>'ATM for shonks, grifters, fraudsters': Drastic NDIS crackdown announced</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Make no mistake, this is intelligence-led enforcement at pace and scale," Smith said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you move it, you store it or distribute it, you're in our sights."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 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