Gauteng police seized items worth an estimated R500 000, among them counterfeit consumables, cell phone accessories, illicit honey and pesticides, and illicit liquor.
Gauteng police have confiscated goods worth about R500,000, including consumables, cell phone accessories, illicit honey, pesticides, and illicit liquor, as part of operations against counterfeit and contraband products.
Police said the confiscation formed part of a series of operations targeting counterfeit, contraband, and illicit goods.
Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said the operations were conducted in the Cleveland and Langlaagte areas of the Johannesburg District and in Germiston in the Ekurhuleni District between June 23 and 25, 2026.
“The operations resulted in the confiscation of counterfeit consumables, cell accessories and pesticides worth approximately R500,000,” she said.
