Blaze lights up tobacco shop in Thornbury, Victoria

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Blaze lights up tobacco shop in Thornbury, Victoria

Police are investigating a “suspicious” blaze at a tobacco shop overnight, with shocking photos from the scene showing a smashed up car in the storefront and large-scale ***** damage.

The suspected ***** ******** hit the shop on High St in Thornbury in Melbourne’s north, with ***** crews called to the scene about 3.30am.

No one was inside at the time of the blaze, police said on Sunday morning.

“The ***** is being treated as suspicious and a ****** scene has been established,” the police said.

Camera IconA suspected tobacco shop ***** ******** hit High St in Melbourne’s Thornbury on early Sunday morning. NewsWire / David Crosling Credit: NewsWiredata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconThe ***** and car smash up has left the store a smouldering wreck. NewsWire / Valeriu Campan Credit: News Corp Australia

“The investigation ******** ongoing.”

Photos from the scene show large-scale damage with a smashed-up vehicle smashed in the front of the shop.

The *****-scarred store is littered with broken glass and wreckage, with police officers and ***** crews seen inspecting the taped-off scene.

Victorian Police have been battling suspected underworld activity in Melbourne’s illicit tobacco trade for months, with several tobacco shops hit by arson attacks.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconThe police believe the ***** is suspicious and a ****** scene has been established. NewsWire / Valeriu Campan Credit: News Corp Australia

Arson attacks have hit 59 shops selling tobacco across Victoria.

Taskforce Lunar was established in October 2023 to investigate organised ****** syndicates believed to be involved in the illicit trade.

Detectives have arrested 62 people so far as a result of their investigations and more than 100 search warrants have been ********* on properties linked to illicit tobacco.

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