n Tuesday 28 January 2025, the Hawks members from Durban Serious Commercial Crime Investigation successfully executed a search warrant at the Freight Station container Depot in Durban. The team confiscated counterfeit goods estimated to have a value of R354 000-00, which were imported from China to South Africa. The intercepted […]
The combined efforts of the South African Police Service, represented by the MAJOC Roving Team as part of Operation Vala Umgodi, National Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Unit, and South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs have led to a major success in the ongoing fight against counterfeit goods and illicit cigarettes, […]
This week, the South African Police Service (SAPS), in collaboration with its crime-fighting partners, conducted a successful operation in Musina, Limpopo, leading to the seizure of counterfeit and illicit goods valued at over R5 million. The operation was spearheaded by the National Counterfeit Goods Unit, with support from the SAPS […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has in the past week confiscated fake goods and apparel worth R2.6 million in Johannesburg. On Thursday, 07 January 2025, an integrated team from SAPS and Brand holders conducted an intelligence operation, which led them to a warehouse in Fordsburg, Johannesburg. The team discovered […]
Hawks members from Durban Serious Commercial Crime Investigation working together with boarder police and brand owners seized counterfeits goods in one of the container depot in Durban on 19 December 2024. In September 2024, five containers were stopped and inspected by border police. They drew samples from the container and […]
Willy Mxolise Mhlongo (34) was remanded in custody by the Komatipoort Magistrate Court on Monday, 09 December 2024 for fraud and Contravening the provisions of Section 83(a) & (b) of the Customs and Excise Act, Act 91 of 1964, Contravening the provisions of Section 2(1)(f) read with Sections 1,2(2),10,16,19, & […]
In the early hours of Friday, 27 September 2024, a coordinated intelligence led operation was successfully executed by the Johannesburg Serious Commercial Crime Investigation (SCCI) in collaboration with the Gauteng Highway Patrol. This followed information received about a truck transporting counterfeit goods from Mozambique, the team swiftly moved to the […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and its crime fighting partners remain relentless in their efforts to disrupt and dislodge the illicit trade in counterfeit and contraband goods. In less than three weeks, the National Counterfeit Goods Unit led multiple intelligence driven takedown operations in different parts of the country […]
The illicit trade in counterfeit goods and contraband not only has a detrimental effect on the economy of the country, but also poses a major risk to its inhabitants. As such the SAPS remains resolute in clamping down on the illegal trade. On Sunday, 25 August 2024, members attached to […]
