A spokesman for the service station chain said Metro Petroleum has taken “immediate steps to terminate its arrangements with these operators.” “Metro Petroleum has a zero-tolerance approach to the sale of illicit tobacco and vaping products,” a spokesman said. Camera Icon Hundreds of officers raided servos across he country as part of a crackdown on illicit tobacco trading, dubbed Operation Shorthand. Camera Icon Metro Petroleum in Sandgate where a multi-agency major federal investigation raid happened. The illicit tobacco trade has boomed over the past decade as Australians try to dodge the costly federal excise.