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Authorities have seized counterfeit spices.
- Counterfeit spices worth millions have been seized in Gauteng.
- The images of the bust were shared by Gauteng MEC for community security Faith Mazibuko.
- A person born in Tunisia with SA ID was arrested.
In Gauteng on Thursday, R 4.5 million worth of allegedly counterfeit packaging and spices were seized at the Old Vereeniging Road facility.
Gauteng MEC for Community Safety Faith Mazibuko took to Twitter to share images of property seized during a warrant search by members of the Kliprivier visible police with the assistance of Spoor & Fisher, a prosecution firm. and application of trademarks, patents, designs, and copyrights.
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In the Mazibuko images, there are mountains of sticker rolls belonging to various spices that are under the Unilever brand, as well as marked and unmarked spices. A hot glue gun was also found.
“4.5 million rand in spices and packaging was seized and taken to the Spoor & Fisher warehouse. A Tunisian born with RSA ID was detained,” Mazibuko said, adding that the identification was also suspected to be false.
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