Tobacco smugglers are 'patriots': senator

By Matt Coughlan
Updated August 16 2018 - 2:01pm, first published 1:57pm
Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm has defended tobacco smugglers in a speech in the Senate.
Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm has defended tobacco smugglers in a speech in the Senate.

A crossbench senator has lavished praise on illegal tobacco smugglers, calling the criminals "patriots" and rejecting a crackdown on chop chop dealers.

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