Cigarette smuggler slapped with huge fine
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A northern NSW man has paid a high price for smuggling cheap cigarettes into Australia.
The 38-year-old was sprung returning from Bali earlier this year with 19,200 cigarette sticks and 400 grams of tobacco crammed in two suitcases.
The Banora Point man was slapped with a $55,000 fine after being charged with several smuggling offences.
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