Welkom – The Vala Umgodi Combat Team, working together with the Proactive VOC 1 Team, struck another blow to the criminal underworld in Welkom when they arrested two foreign nationals in possession of counterfeit goods with an estimated street value of R500 000.
On Friday, 26 September, at about 10:30, members conducted a disruptive and compliance operation in the Welkom area. During the operation, two suspects aged 47 and 36 were found with large quantities of illicit cigarettes and other counterfeit items. The goods were seized.
The confiscated items included:
• Hundreds of boxes of counterfeit cigarettes of various brands (Chief, Remington Gold, Savannah, Sahawi, and Ossum)
• Sigarette rolling papers, skin-lightening creams, and boxes of tablets believed to be sold illegally.
The suspects were arrested on charges of possession of illegal cigarettes and contravention of the Counterfeit Goods Act.
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