Baku:Gauteng The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng has seized counterfeit and illicit goods from 10 shops in Meyerton and Alberton, with an estimated value of R171,085.

According to South African Government News Agency, last Friday, members of the Gauteng Counterfeit Unit, along with a brand protector, conducted an operation at five shops in Meyerton, located in the Sedibeng District. This operation resulted in the seizure of 274 counterfeit items valued at R61,790, including 160 counterfeit consumable products and 114 textile items.

On November 9, 2026, a similar operation was carried out at five shops in Alberton, in the Ekurhuleni District. This operation, conducted with the Department of Agriculture and a brand protector, led to the seizure of 3,855 items valued at R109,295. The confiscated goods included 3,166 counterfeit consumable products, phone accessories, toys and games, textile items, illicit poison, illicit honey, and illicit pharmaceutical products.

Combined, these operations resulted in the seizure of 4,129 items. SAPS in Gauteng emphasizes its commitment to disrupting the distribution and sale of counterfeit and illicit goods and urges the public to report businesses suspected of trading such goods to their nearest police station.