After their visas were cancelled, both individuals one International student another tourist departed Australia.

The Border Force says the action reflects a broader surge in enforcement across northern Australia, confirming a 40 per cent increase in the destruction of seized vessels this financial year compared with the same period last year.

Tasmania recorded one of its largest cigarette seizures just before Christmas, when officers searched a shipping container from Poland and uncovered over 5.4 million illicit cigarettes declared as stretch film.

Investigators reported that some migrant workers were living in squalid conditions described as akin to modern slavery.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has issued a public warning about the cancelled and prohibited practitioner, saying he cannot provide any health services and remains under investigation.

The haul is estimated to be enough for roughly 135,000 street-level deals.

Investigators say the 22-year-old man twice contacted the freight forwarder to inquire about the shipment.

Officials say enhanced intelligence and stronger cooperation with international partners are helping them pinpoint high-risk consignments more effectively, regardless of where or how they enter the country.

These multiple fraud charges carry a maximum penalty of up to 10 years’ imprisonment.

An intelligence-led baggage and device search allegedly uncovered messages and images linking him to the precursor imports.