Counterfeit goods worth over R6 million seized in PMB bust
Police have seized counterfeits goods to the value of more than R6 million at a shopping mall in Pietermaritzburg.
Law enforcement agencies swooped on the centre yesterday.
They confiscated an assortment of fake designer items including football jerseys and takkies as well as electronic devices.
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KZN police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says an investigation is underway to trace the origin of the goods.
"The National Counterfeit Unit, working together with their KwaZulu-Natal counterparts, including Pietermaritzburg Public Order Policing and K9 unit members executed a search and seizure warrant in terms of the Customs and Excise Act."
