Border Policing confiscate counterfeit goods – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-26 18:38:10

South African Police Service

Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape

GQEBERHA – Police members from Border Policing attached to the Port of Ngqura confiscated counterfeit cellphone goods with an estimated value of over R3 million in Walmer and central yesterday morning, 24 August 2021.

It is alleged that at about 09:00, members received and acted on information of counterfeit goods at a house in Walmer as well as at a shop in Govan Mbeki Avenue in central. Search warrants were simultaneously executed at these places. The goods, well known brands were on offer for sale and on display at the shop. The following fake goods were confiscated from both places:

*5403 phone covers)

*1981 phone charges

*1414 batteries

*914 cellphone glass covers

*539 travel adaptor boxes

*98 table batteries

*80 cell phone screens

*Cash

A case relating to contravention of the Counterfeit Goods Act (Act 37/1997) was opened and is under investigation. 

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