The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it remains relentless in its efforts to uproot the illicit trade
\nin counterfeit goods, as it has a detrimental impact on the country’s economic growth. The police
\nservices\u2019 National Counterfeit Unit led another integrated takedown operation in the Johannesburg CBD
\non Friday, which resulted in the seizure of counterfeit goods worth over R9 million.<\/p>\n
The team comprised of SAPS members, officials from the South African Revenue Services (SARS),
\nGauteng Traffic, Brand Protectors, Crime Prevention Wardens and security companies. During the
\noperation, the team seized over 11,000 counterfeit items such as clothing apparel, shoes, watches,
\nhandbags and sunglasses. \u201cThis was the third takedown operation in Gauteng province in the last four
\nweeks,\u201d the SAPS said in a statement.<\/p>\n
In addition, the team also seized over R8 million worth of counterfeit goods during a takedown
\noperation in Rustenburg, in the North West province last week. \u201cThis brings the total value of
\ncounterfeit goods seized for the past four weeks to over R30 million.\u201d<\/p>\n
Illicit drugs<\/strong> Acting on intelligence regarding illicit drug activities in Bela-Bela, the Waterberg District Illicit Mining \u201cThey were found in possession of illicit drugs, including ninety sachets of crystal meth and nyaope.\u201d In This equipment is believed to be linked to illegal mining activities in the Maake policing area. The arrested suspects were to appear before the Bela-Bela Magistrate\u2019s Court on Monday, 11 March The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it remains relentless in its efforts to uproot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,12,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-crime","category-latest"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/68"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMeanwhile, in Bela-Bela, Limpopo, three male suspects aged between 38 and 43 years were arrested
\nfor the unlawful possession and dealing of illicit drugs in the early hours of Friday.<\/p>\n
\nThe task team conducted a swift and intelligence-driven operation that resulted in the apprehension of these
\nsuspects. During the operation, the SAPS said a 38-year-old South African male suspect was
\napprehended at his residence, where the police discovered 2 900 sachets of nyaope and about six 25
\nlitres of diesel suspected to be stolen. Meanwhile, two foreign nationals aged 43 and 34 were
\nintercepted in separate locations in Bela-Bela.<\/p>\n
\nMusina, the border policing team made significant arrests for Disruptive Operation Vala Umgodi
\nat the Beitbridge port of entry. \u201cFive Zimbabwean nationals were apprehended and subsequently
\nprocessed for direct deportation by Immigration Officers from the Department of Home Affairs.\u201d In a
\nseparate operation, members of the Mopani District Illicit Mining Task Team conducted thorough
\nsearches during Operation Vala Umgodi on the same day, leading to the seizure of multiple mining
\nequipment in Myakayaka village.<\/p>\n
\nFurthermore, the SAPS confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R90 000 during an
\nintelligence-driven operation in Bela-Bela.<\/p>\n
\n2024. \u201cThe South African Police Service is committed to combatting illegal activities and ensuring the
\nsafety and security of our communities.\u201d \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"