TWO REDLAND PREMISES IN CCC TOBACCO RAIDS WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PRODUCT CONFISCATED

Crime and Corruption Commission officers have raided two bayside tobacco shops as part of a series of raids across the southeast seizing millions of dollars in tobacco and vape products.

Dozens of tobacco and vape outlets along with residences and storage sheds were raided across Redland, Brisbane and Ipswich.

CCC officers have raided tobacco shops in the Redlands.

Crime and Corruption Commission officers were at Tobacconist King at Cleveland and Golden Tobacco Market at Capalaba, where boxes of product were confiscated.

The CCC conducted the operation on Wednesday as part of an ongoing major crime investigation, which has been under way for more than two months.

Golden Tobacco Market at Capalaba was one of the premises raided.

A spokesman said it was not appropriate to provide further comment or details.

The raids followed Queensland Health and the Australian Border Force’s Illicit Tobacco Taskforce seizing more than $2 million of illegal products, including 54,000 vapes from 11 sites, earlier this month.

CCC officers with a stack of cigarette boxes during a raid in Capalaba. Image: 7NewsQld

Those raids occurred under the state government’s powerful new illicit tobacco laws, which grant greater enforcement powers.

It is not suggested that those raids are related to the present raids.

Tobacconist King in Cleveland was one of the stores in the CCC raids. Pictures: Contributed

More than $2 million worth of alleged illegal tobacco products have been seized in a series of co-ordinated raids, following the tough new measures passed in May.

In a clear warning to those possessing and selling illegal tobacco products, Queensland Health led a strike on 10 retail outlets earlier this month in Emerald, Mackay, Townsville, Yeppoon, Ayr and Rockhampton.

CCC officers confiscated millions of dollars of tobacco products after raids on storage sheds across the southeast including Redlands. Image: 7NewsQld

These raids coincided with an Australian Border Force-led Illicit Tobacco Taskforce operation on the Gold Coast, which Queensland Health assisted with. Together, these raids led to the seizure of more than $2 million worth of items, including 54,000 vapes.