BUSTED this week takes you behind the stories on Smugglers, Scammers and Former Footy Players. A reptile keeper gets BUSTED after being caught trying to import snakes, lizards and turtles hidden in toy trucks and speakers!

A 24 year old woman has been caught up in a highly disturbing scam involving an OnlyFans account. Find out how your online profiles are at risk and avoid falling for the same traps.

Three men are jailed for importing a massive amount of illegal tobacco into Australia. Find out how they did it and how they got caught this week!

A former footy player has his life ruined after doing an illegal job involving meat mincers. The worst part is he would have only been paid a few hundred dollars for doing it.

And an IT contractor has allegedly scammed his former client and jeopardised their business through a data leak. Revenge – or something more sinister? Find out more this week on BUSTED.

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Time stamps and stories:

00:01​ – Intro

01:15​ – Australia’s ‘Joe Exotic’ jailed for smuggling and killing reptiles

04:10​ – Worrying OnlyFans scam: Someone hacked my photos and turned me into an adult star

06:55​ – Nadim Kansaan, Ali Khalil, Mohamad Masri sentenced over tobacco smuggling

10:00​ – Sam Gerrey-Burgess, Justin Murray jailed for MDMA importation role

11:58​ – ‘Didn’t happen’: IT contractor denies wiping server, stealing private information

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