A raid was conducted on one of the buildings in the Johannesburg CBD this past weekend by the police together with other law enforcement agencies.
Counterfeit goods to the value of R42 million were seized.
The goods included equipment used to illegally brand clothes, bags and tekkies. “This is an ongoing operation aimed at recovering all counterfeit goods that are in circulation in the province,” said SAPS in a statement.
#sapsGP Tactical Intell driven ops comprising of #SAPS & other law enforcement agencies has this past weekend secured more than 870 arrests in Gauteng. Counterfeit goods worth R42 MIL seized in JHB CBD #PartnershipPolicing #PoliceVisibility MEhttps://t.co/pc9c6cBwyc pic.twitter.com/z09SkNJSdM
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) February 2, 2020
The suspects are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on 3 February.
Here’s what Twitter users had to say:
There's more serious crime issues going on in the country, hijacking is one of the big issues and SAPS are not assisting enough. There is fake counterfeit goods everywhere in gauteng these people are earning a living.
— @Dini (@Diniboy712) February 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/CornuPerold/status/1224046789944315905?s=20
There's clearly a massive problem at the borders.
— Herman Groenendaal (@HermanHG) February 3, 2020
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