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Cigarettes are uniquely deadly and smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes or long-term use of NRT should remember that the harm from cigarettes comes from the tar, and not the nicotine. Professor Kevin Fenton, national director of health and well-being at Public Health England, said the findings provided further evidence that switching to e-cigarettes can significantly reduce harm to smokers
size: mediumIndustry market intelligence says Manchester is now the top-selling cigarette legal or illegal in Australia.The Dubai-based cigarette conglomerate is also now under the influence of exiled Australian gangland boss Kazem Kaz Hamad, who has built a vertically integrated transnational crime empire that controls the flood of illicit tobacco from manufacturing to retail.But the ABF does not track the brands of the illicit cigarettes it seizes or what countries the smuggled shipments come from, leaving the agency blind to the rise of Manchester.The vast majority of illicit tobacco arrives from China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UAE, however these locations might not be the true origin of the tobacco, noting many international shipments transit through these ports before arriving into Australia, an ABF spokesperson said.Illicit tobacco is a complex and multi-jurisdictional problem that requires a multi-faceted response to address the serious organised crime, health and public safety issues.The Manchester shipping records, obtained independently by this masthead, show there is a trackable chain that extends from the factories making the cigarettes to their arrival onshore in Australia.The halfway mark for the journey are the secure ports and international transport systems overseen by half a dozen friendly or allied governments in Asia and a slew of freight forwarding businesses making a profit from the shipments.One of the most common refrains in law enforcement when it comes to combating illicit tobacco is a claim that the ABF works in close co-operation with international partners.Its true, up to a point.There are various international liaison offices in places like the UAE and Singapore, and law enforcement in these jurisdictions do occasionally tip off Australian authorities about shipments.But the reality on the ground is that the trade is allowed to continue, virtually unhindered, by those same international partners.Tobacco manufacture and export is big business for the Emirates.The country is responsible for one-quarter of all illicit cigarettes sold globally, according to the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Centre at George Mason University in Virginia.One of the largest freight forwarding companies shipping Manchester around the world is the Orient Cargo Agency, a logistics firm owned in part by the royal family of the UAE, according to Manchester shipping records.Wilful blindness is a key part of keeping the chain alive
