Rohan Pike draws on 25 years of national and international investigations expertise with the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Border Force to advise businesses and governments how best to identify, prevent and respond to the growing threat of illicit trade. His enforcement career included a three-year placement in Pakistan and several successful, high-profile cases in fraud, foreign bribery, corruption, terrorism and money laundering. While at the Australian Border Force, Rohan founded the Tobacco Strike Team, Australia’s first dedicated illicit tobacco unit. That experience laid the foundations for his current national and international consultancy where Rohan leverages Australia’s tobacco policy mistakes to help governments avoid the same adverse consequences.
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GFN.TV Interviews #87 | TOBACCO CONTROL FEEDS AUSTRALIA'S BLACK MARKET
1 May 2026
In a years-long campaign to eradicate smoking, Australia’s tobacco control establishment has lost all control of the nicotine market. Former law enforcement officer Rohan Pike says 70–80% of the tobacco market is now illicit, while roughly 95% of vaping has been pushed into criminal hands. The founder of Australia’s first Tobacco Strike Team explains how excessive taxes, vape prohibition, and policy denial empowered organized crime.
Featuring:
ROHAN PIKE
Illicit Trade Advisor,
Sr. Australian Federal Police Officer,
Founder, Tobacco Strike Team
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