The Australian Taxation Office has seized 260 tonnes of illicit tobacco from two crops in western Victoria.
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The ATO, with assistance of Victoria Police and the Australian Border Force uncovered 30 acres of mature tobacco at Lake Bolac and almost eight acres of tobacco at Landsborough late last week.
The total excise value of both crops neared $38 million.
The Landsborough site also housed a manufacturing facility, including three kilns and storage facilities for processed tobacco leaf.
There has been three seizures in western Victoria this month, after police shut down a $7.8 million tobacco crop near Nhill earlier this month.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Shane Strong said the community has an important role to play in identifying and reporting suspected illicit tobacco crops.
"We are grateful to the member of the public who reported the Landsborough crop to us, resulting in this seizure of a significant amount of illicit tobacco," Mr Strong said.
See the illegal tobacco crop near Lake Bolac
"Public tip offs build on the intelligence we gather from a range of sources and help us to identify, seize and destroy these illicit crops before they are harvested and sold on the black market.
"The trade in illicit tobacco products in Australia deprives the community of tax revenue that is required to fund essential community services such as hospitals, roads and schools, as well as funding other organised criminal activity.
"If you see a crop of tobacco, you can be certain it is not legal. Tobacco growing operations are not run by small producers or farmers. They are run by organised criminal syndicates who deliberately engage in illegal activities," Mr Strong said.
It is estimated that illicit tobacco costs the Australian community $647 million in lost revenue each year.
It has been illegal to grow tobacco in Australia for more than a decade, and if convicted offenders can face up to 10 years in prison.