The prompt response from Limpopo Vala Umgodi multi-disciplinary forces led to the arrest of 20 suspects involved in illegal mining, drug dealing, and violations of immigration laws. In addition, chrome worth over R1 million was seized. The operation, conducted on Sunday, 19 January 2025, followed credible information from the community. […]
This week, the South African Police Service (SAPS), alongside its crime-fighting partners, seized counterfeit and illicit goods worth more than R66 million in Johannesburg. Four Malawian nationals were also arrested for contravening the Immigration Act. The takedown was led by the National Counterfeit Goods Unit joined by the Gauteng Provincial […]
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have discovered two warehouses which were used to store expired food during an operation in the Bluff area, south of Durban on Wednesday afternoon, 20 November 2024. Food items such as canned fish, fizzy drinks, soya beans, baby food, spices, which are mostly used on chips, were […]
A joint operation between Crime Intelligence from Zamdela Sasolburg and SAPS Kliprivier yielded significant results in the fight against counterfeit goods. During a raid at Eland Street, Daleside, authorities seized a large quantity of counterfeit Lucky Star pilchards and printing equipment used to alter expiration dates. Seven illegal immigrants aged […]
The Johannesburg Flying Squad has foiled illicit cigarette smuggling, arresting two suspects and seizing R470 000-00 worth of contraband on Thursday, 31 October 2024 in Boksburg. The members were busy patrolling the area when they received information regarding two trucks transporting illicit cigarettes from Maputo, Mozambique. The trucks were intercepted […]
The Police in Musina recovered 96 boxes of illicit cigarettes worth over R1.9 million after an unknown male suspect abandoned them at the streets of Musina town on 30 October 2024 at around 07h00. According to information, the police were summoned to the scene, where they found a suspicious white […]
On Friday 04 October 2024, police received a report regarding an abandoned vehicle, a white Ford Ranger, near a farm in Zebediela. Upon arrival, officers discovered the vehicle loaded with illicit cigarettes worth an estimated street value of over R1000-00. Two unidentified suspects, believed to be foreign nationals, fled the […]
Two undocumented persons, aged 20 and 47, have been arrested in Musina on Friday, 04 October 2024, following a tactical operation targeting cross-border smuggling activities. Acting on credible information, police intercepted a group of approximately 70 individuals carrying boxes of illicit cigarettes fleeing towards the nearby hills near Musina Golf […]
Operation Shanela, the weekly multi-disciplinary high density operation which commenced on Monday, 02 September 2024 until Sunday, 08 September 2024 continues to squeeze the space for criminals to operate in the province. With the focus on the reduction of contact and violent crimes in crime hotspots resulted in the apprehension […]
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 […]
