Ekurhuleni Metro Police handcuffed the suspects on Friday night following a tip-off.
Thirteen people have been arrested for being in possession of counterfeit goods and expired food at a warehouse in Springs.
Ekurhuleni Metro Police handcuffed the suspects on Friday night following a tip-off.
They were caught while repackaging expired food, including chicken and fish for resale.
MMC for community safety Phaladi Mmoko said: “We lots of counterfeit goods and police still need to quantify it.
We estimate its close to R2 million. These things are mostly found in spaza shops.”
The warehouse in Springs where expired food including sweets & chocolates were re-manufactured and sold.
Foreigners nationals are behind this mess. First they come into our country illegally and after that they undermine us by feeding us with rubbish.