Officers from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) conducted an intelligence-driven operation at a plot in Bredell on August 29.
The multi-disciplinary team confiscated counterfeit goods and machinery to an estimated value of R2.5m. The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit in Johannesburg received information, which was operationalized with the assistance of teams from the SAPS’ national counterfeit unit, border police from OR Tambo International Airport and various brand holders.
