Illicit cigarette prices in Melbourne jump up to 50 percent

Illicit cigarette prices in Melbourne surged by up to 50 percent due to supply shortages from the Strait of Hormuz's closure and increased violence in the tobacco market. Prices for black market brands like Manchester now range from $16 to $25 a packet. Nearly 30 violent incidents have occurred nationwide since the arrest of drug kingpin Kaz Hamad.

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