Magistrate Grants Bail to Accused Head of Illegal $30 Million Tobacco Empire

Nazir Haddara was released on a $150,000 surety after raids which seized more than 600,000 illegal tobacco and vaping products across Victoria.

Electronic cigarettes with different flavored E-liquid are seen on display at the Vapor Shark store in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 20, 2014. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A magistrate has freed the alleged head of an extensive illegal tobacco and vape syndicate on bail despite acknowledging there will be a “significant risk” to public safety while he remains in the community.

Police expressed fears that Nazir Haddara, 25, may order firebomb attacks on rival shops and potentially flee the country.