LOOK: Police seize counterfeit goods worth R1.5 million in Middelburg
More than 1,600 counterfeit and illicit products, including cigarettes, mosquito repellent and cockroach-killing products, have been seized during a police operation in Middelburg.
Police in Mpumalanga’s Nkangala District have seized counterfeit goods worth over R1.5 million during a search and seizure operation in Middelburg. Conducted by the SAPS Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Unit, alongside Environmental Health Practitioners and the Department of Agriculture, the operation resulted in the confiscation of 1,687 items, including cockroach-killing powder, glue traps, mosquito repellent, cigarettes, and Olive Oil products.
Colonel Mavela Masondo of the Mpumalanga police warned business owners against selling counterfeit and illicit goods, emphasizing the health risks they pose and the negative impact on legitimate businesses. Lt-General Apaphia Modise, the Mpumalanga provincial police commissioner, commended the efforts of the Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Unit and urged communities to report the sale of fake and unsafe products.
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