Northside Living:
Illicit cigarettes and illegal vapes seized.
Three Beaches’ tobacconists were slapped with temporary closure orders from 13 November to 11 February 2026 under the NSW Government’s new tobacco laws aimed at cracking down on illegal tobacco and vapes.
NSW Health inspectors, supported by NSW Police, found and seized over 100,000 illicit cigarettes, close to 20kg of other illicit tobacco products and almost 1,800 illegal vapes during the Beaches’ raids, and three further raids in the Blue Mountains and South West Sydney.
The Newport Tobacconist at 315a Barrenjoey Road, and Beach Mart (aka American Snacks and Candies) at 1125 Pittwater Road, Collaroy were closed for the sale of illicit tobacco and the retail sale of tobacco products or non-tobacco smoking products by a person who does not hold a retail licence...
“Given the limited number of enforcement officers, it’s fantastic to see Pittwater is already seeing the benefits of the toughest laws in the country being enforced,” Pittwater MP Jacqui Scruby told PL. “However, with 20,000 stores in NSW, we need to radically increase health and police enforcement resources which are woefully inadequate, with just 48 staff in NSW Health’s regulation and enforcement team.”