A foreign national, Farroq Usman (29) appeared in the Durban Magistrates’ Court on 20 July 2023 for contravention of the Counterfeit Goods Act.
Last month, the Durban based Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team was alerted about a container with counterfeit goods at the container terminal in Bayhead, Durban that was shipped from China.
A search and seizure operation was conducted which led to the recovery of cellphones and accessories branded with Samsung, Apple, Sony, Huawei, Nokia and Vodaphone trademarks with an estimated value of more than R19 million.
An investigation was conducted which led the Hawks to the owner of the items who was later summoned to appear in court.
The matter was postponed to 2 August 2023.
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