Three arrested for hiring illegal immigrants in CBD
Home Affairs officers also charged each shop owner R2 500 in addition to the arrest.
Three shop owners were arrested for hiring illegal immigrants in Marabastad on Tuesday.
This after the Tshwane metro police confiscated counterfeit goods to an estimated value of R5-million in an operation in Marabastad.
Metro police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba said the operation was in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies.
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“The brand owners of the counterfeit goods formed part of the operation,” Mahamba said.
“Home affairs officers also fined each shop owner R2 500 in addition to the arrests.”
Mahamba said these operations would be held in other areas in Pretoria where counterfeit goods were sold.
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