Police confiscate liquor with a street value of R24 million

Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Western Cape
 

CAPE TOWN – Multidisciplinary efforts to stop the illegal trading of counterfeit goods which impact on the economy of South Africa yielded success, when police members executed counterfeit operations in Eersteriver.

On Wednesday, 12 June 2024, the Provincial Counterfeit Illicit and Contraband Goods Task Team embarked on a counterfeit operation in the Kleinvlei policing precinct. The members ensued with a search of a liquor outlet on the corner of Plain and Ryneveld Streets, Eersteriver where they confiscated liquor which did not meet the requirements for sale purposes. The estimated street value of the liquor is R24 million. A 20-year-old Chinese national was arrested for dealing in counterfeit, illicit and illegal goods.

He is due to make a court appearance in the Bellville Magistrates’ court once he has been charged.
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