WATCH: Police bring Durban CBD to a standstill as they raid various stores
The raids are targeting shops believed to be selling counterfeit goods among other illegal items.
Illicit goods were recovered by SAPS in the ongoing raids in various shops in the Durban CBD. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/Eyewitness News
DURBAN - Police on Thursday brought the Durban CBD, in KwaZulu-Natal, to a standstill as they raided various stores in the city centre.
Police say they are curbing the illicit trade in the economic hub.
The raids are targeting shops believed to be selling counterfeit goods among other illegal items.
The police’s illicit goods unit consisting of a team from the police headquarters in Pretoria carried out the raids.
Eyewitness News was called into one of the hidden storages where counterfeit goods of luxury brands were recovered.
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These raids also come after various school pupils were hospitalised due to alleged food poisoning after consuming food from vendors.
On Tuesday, around 36 foreign nationals were arrested when authorities raided stores selling expired food in the Durban CBD.
South African Police Service insiders have told Eyewitness News that the raids will continue in parts of the province in the coming days as police tighten regulations.
[WATCH] More counterfeit goods are being collected from the stores. @_NMabaso pic.twitter.com/lxZc8Jmp68
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 31, 2024
[WATCH] More counterfeit goods recovered by the Illicit goods unit. @_NMabaso pic.twitter.com/7UbLSYlJ0d
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 31, 2024