Warehouse shut down as police seize counterfeit products and illicit cigarettes in Kanyamazane.
A joint law enforcement operation in Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga, has resulted in the seizure of counterfeit and illicit goods worth nearly R21,000, the closure of a non-compliant warehouse and the arrest of 13 undocumented foreign nationals.
The operation, carried out on Friday, was led by the Mpumalanga Counterfeit Task Team and involved several SAPS units and government departments, including Crime Intelligence, the Tactical Response Team (TRT), the Pienaar Public Order Policing (POP) Unit, the White River K9 Unit, the Department of Home Affairs and Ehlanzeni District Municipal Health Inspectors.
SAPS spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masondo said acting on a search and seizure warrant, officers raided a wholesale warehouse in Kanyamazane where they confiscated 419 packets of illicit cigarettes and more than 10,000 counterfeit skin-lightening creams and medication.
Counterfeit goods worth nearly R21,000 confiscated during Mpumalanga warehouse raid.
