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Sydney pair accused of stealing $7.5m worth of cigarettes from warehouse

September 5, 2018

The scheme in Japan was launched in September and has already encouraged four people to quit smoking. — (Source: Seven Sharp)

Two men have been accused of stealing NZ$7.5 million-worth of cigarettes from a Sydney warehouse.

Police yesterday arrested a 46-year-old man in Prestons and a 44-year-old man in Merrylands following the suspected theft of cigarettes from a warehouse in Alexandria in April.

Officers seized about 1550 cartons of cigarettes, $270,000 in cash and two utes during raids of several businesses and homes across southwestern Sydney.

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