A 33-year-old Indian national will appear in a Brisbane court next month accused of laundering more than $7 million tied to an illegal tobacco network and lodging false information with Australian immigration authorities. The Australian Federal Police allege the man moved large sums through his bank account connected to illicit tobacco sales across Brisbane’s outer suburbs while unlawfully residing in the country.

Search warrants executed on 27 April at a Kuraby property, with support from the Australian Border Force and Queensland Police Service, resulted in the seizure of about $70,000 in cash, four mobile phones, business records, and keys to a commercial storage facility. Officers also confiscated boxes of illicit vaping products, which were forfeited to the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

The accused has been charged with dealing with proceeds of crime under $100,000, providing false or misleading information under migration law, dishonestly influencing a public official, and possessing a commercial quantity of vaping goods. The most serious charges carry a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison.

The man is scheduled to appear before the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 26 June 2026 for the hearing.