$60 million worth of illegal tobacco has been destroyed at properties in Pine Creek and North Isis, both south of Bundaberg following raids by Queensland Police, the Australian Border Force, and the Australian Taxation Office.
The operation began via a series of tip-offs on CrimeStoppers and destroyed 30 tonnes of plants and 45,000 seedlings, according to Detective Sergeant Andrew Self.
Detective Sergeant Self said Queensland Police believe the owners of the land were unaware of the illegal crop, the land being leased off them and the tobacco being hidden at the back of large lots by the perpetrators.