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KOMANI, Eastern Cape – <\/strong>Komani police have seized counterfeit goods worth R385 000 during coordinated raids across the Chris Hani District on 12 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to police spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, these\u00a0seizures\u00a0occurred in several businesses within the Chris Hani District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said\u00a0that on Thursday, 12 February, members attached to Nxuba K9, Middelburg K9, Komani Flying Squad and the Brand\u00a0Investigators\u00a0conducted an operation focusing on the sale of counterfeit goods at Komani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Komani police seized R385,000 worth of counterfeit goods from four shops during raids. PHOTO: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She\u00a0reported\u00a0that four shops were raided where items like Smell Fresh and Doctor Toothbrushes,\u00a0Louis Vuitton\u00a0mats,\u00a0Razor\u00a0boxes, skin\u00a0lightening\u00a0creams, Adcodol\u00a0tablets, illicit cigarettes and sex\u00a0enhancement tablets\u00a0were seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“All seized items added to a collective cash value of R385,000. All the seized items will be taken to the Counterfeit Depot in Durban for destruction,” she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chris Hani District Commissioner Major General Rudolph Adolph is pleased by the string of successes in the recovery of counterfeit goods from businesses within the\u00a0district, as they have severe legal, financial and safety consequences for sellers, consumers and the country’s economy as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Komani police have seized counterfeit goods worth R385 000 during coordinated raids across the Chris Hani District on 12 February.<\/p>\n

According to police spokesperson, Captain Yolisa Mgolodela these seizes occured in several businesses within the Chris Hani 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