Ntuthuzelo Nene5 September 2024 | 11:15

Police vow to continue efforts to disrupt trade in fake goods

The SAPS said in the past three weeks, it seized counterfeit goods worth more than R94 million in different parts of the country and arrested five Malawian nationals. 

Police vow to continue efforts to disrupt trade in fake goods

The South African Police Service says its relentless efforts to disrupt the illicit trade in counterfeit and contraband goods are bearing fruits. Picture: x.com/SAPS

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Police Service (SAPS) said its relentless efforts to disrupt the illicit trade in counterfeit and contraband goods were bearing fruits.

The SAPS said that in the past three weeks, it seized counterfeit goods worth more than R94 million in different parts of the country and arrested five Malawian nationals.

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Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk said they'd confiscated fake goods worth around R53 million in four different raids in Gauteng between 16 August and Monday this week.

Van Wyk said that in a single operation, at a shopping centre in Bellville, officers seized counterfeit goods worth R41 million.

"We will continue to combat the illicit trade in counterfeit goods, protecting legitimate businesses and consumers who are subjected to sub-standard products that pose health and safety risks," van Wyk said.