Two male suspects aged 26 and 34 nabbed in connection with a charge of possession of illicit cigarettes at Driekop policing area under Sekhukhune District on Sunday, 17 November 2024 at about 08:30 have appeared before the Mecklenburg Magistrate court on Monday 18 November 2024. William Mongate (26) and Leslie […]
The driver thought he could fool cops on a roadblock by pretending he was resting after a long drive, but ended up behind bars. Xhariep District members held a roadblock in the Rouxville area, stopping and searching vehicles. One member received intelligence-led information about a truck that made a sudden […]
Multidisciplinary efforts to stop the illegal trading of counterfeit goods which impact on the economy of South Africa yielded success, when police members executed counterfeit operations in Eersteriver. On Wednesday, 12 June 2024, the Provincial Counterfeit Illicit and Contraband Goods Task Team embarked on a counterfeit operation in the Kleinvlei […]
The Kakamas police in the ZF Mgcawu district, confiscated illicit cigarettes in Kakamas on Monday, 08 April 2024. Police members were conducting routine crime prevention patrols when they spotted a suspicious truck at a fuel station and requested permission to search the truck. The members found cartons of Sahawi and […]
The Provincial Task team members have arrested a 48-year-old suspect for possession and dealing in drugs and confiscated illicit cigarettes worth thousands of rands in separate incidents during an intelligence driven operation conducted on Monday, 11 March 2024. The operation, stemming from extensive gathering of information and targeting hotspots and […]
The Springbok K9 Unit, Public Order Police, SAPS Border Police, Department of Home Affairs and SARS Customs pounced on several Bangladesh shop owners and confiscated tobacco products worth about R1 Million. On Friday, 08 March 2024, at approximately 11:00, the operations team followed up on information regarding alleged counterfeit cigarettes […]
The Gauteng Counterfeit and Contraband Goods task team’s operation has resulted in the seizure of R5.5 million worth of counterfeit goods and over R160 000 in cash in Johannesburg CBD. This multi-disciplinary task team comprises of members from SAPS Counterfeit and Contraband Goods task team, Commercial Crime Investigations, Brand Protectors, […]
