Four children arrested over firebombings and burglary linked to Victoria’s tobacco war

Four children arrested over firebombings and burglary linked to Victoria’s tobacco war

Police to question two boys and two girls over Wonga Park burglary and arson attacks on Mill Park restaurant and Ballarat tobacconist

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Children as young as 14 have allegedly been recruited into Victoria’s unrelenting tobacco war, with four teenagers arrested over a series of arson attacks.

Police arrested a 15-year-old Springvale boy, 14-year-old Mulgrave boy, 16-year-old Mulgrave girl and 16-year-old Pakenham girl in simultaneous home raids early on Friday.

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