Australian tobacco executive bashed and stabbed in attempted kidnap

By Nick McKenzie, Nick Ralston, Richard Baker
Updated August 12 2016 - 5:13am, first published 12:15am
Some of the 71 tonnes of illicit tobacco seized by Australian customs officials in June, 2015.  Photo: Paul Bibby
Some of the 71 tonnes of illicit tobacco seized by Australian customs officials in June, 2015. Photo: Paul Bibby
Immersed: Children bundle tobacco leaves to prepare them for curing in Sampang, East Java. Photo: HRW
Immersed: Children bundle tobacco leaves to prepare them for curing in Sampang, East Java. Photo: HRW
Customs officers sort through some of the 71-tonnes of illicit tobacco they seized in June, 2015   Photo: Paul Bibby
Customs officers sort through some of the 71-tonnes of illicit tobacco they seized in June, 2015 Photo: Paul Bibby
<i></i> Photo: Nic Walker
<i></i> Photo: Nic Walker

The attempted kidnapping, bashing and stabbing of an international tobacco company manager outside his family home in Sydney suggests crime syndicates are hitting back at efforts to combat the booming illicit tobacco trade.

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