{"id":265821,"date":"2025-07-27T11:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T09:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/counterfeit-goods-worth-more-than-r156m-seized-in-police-operations\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T11:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T09:42:24","slug":"counterfeit-goods-worth-more-than-r156m-seized-in-police-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/counterfeit-goods-worth-more-than-r156m-seized-in-police-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Counterfeit goods worth more than R156m seized in police operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PRETORIA<\/strong>. Counterfeit\u00a0and illicit goods of more than R156 million were seized by the police during nationwide operations in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operations were led by the National Counterfeit and Illicit Goods unit, with support from Public Order Policing (POP), the South African Revenue Services (SARS) Customs and Enforcement team, counterfeit depot officials, brand protectors, and private security personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past three weeks, the integrated team executed search-and-seizure warrants\u00a0at\u00a0targeted shops in Marabastad, Mokopane, Mbombela, Bela Bela, Mookghopong, and Modimolle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-attachment-id=\"265823\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/counterfeit-goods-worth-more-than-r156m-seized-in-police-operations\/policecounterfit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Policecounterfit.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1204\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Policecounterfit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Policecounterfit-1024x771.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Policecounterfit-1024x771.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Policecounterfit-1024x771.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Policecounterfit-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Policecounterfit-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Policecounterfit-1320x993.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Policecounterfit-600x452.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Policecounterfit.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shoes seized during a police raid on a shop in a nationwide operation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During these takedowns, the team seized more than 23 000 items imitating high-end designer brands that include clothing, shoes, bags, caps, and watches as well as counterfeit jewellery, sunglasses, perfumes, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also amongst the seized items are sports apparel that bears the Springboks trademark and other\u00a0well-known\u00a0brands. 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