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File Image: Counterfeit cigarettes sold on a street corner.
Police in Cape Town, in the Western Cape, have confiscated counterfeit cigarettes worth over R 700 000 during an operation in Atlantis.
Spokesperson, FC van Wyk, says during the raid officers also seized a firearm and ammunition.
He says a 39-year-old foreign national has been arrested.
“Members attached to K9 Cape Town and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation executed search warrants at Dolly Centre in Wesfleur Circle, Atlantis, at a Somalian shop. The members found a 9mm Makarov pistol with the serial number removed, nine 9mm rounds of ammunition, as well as 120 boxes of counterfeit cigarettes containing 230 cartons.”
#sapsWC Collaboration between SAPS K9 Unit and the DPCI proved to be successful when counterfeit cigarettes worth R704 400-00, a firearm and ammunition were recovered and a 39-year-old suspect arrested in Atlantis on 03 April 2025. #StopIllicitTrade ML pic.twitter.com/cdqWBHf4nW
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) April 6, 2025
