{"id":89740,"date":"2015-05-19T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/89740\/businessman-arrested-with-r40-000-worth-of-counterfeit-goods\/"},"modified":"2015-05-19T10:09:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T08:09:07","slug":"businessman-arrested-with-r40-000-worth-of-counterfeit-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/05\/19\/businessman-arrested-with-r40-000-worth-of-counterfeit-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Businessman arrested with R40 000 worth of counterfeit goods"},"content":{"rendered":"

A businessman with a shop in Elsburg was recently arrested by members of the EMPD Germiston Crime Prevention Unit for being in possession of counterfeit clothing to the value of about R40 000.<\/p>\n

\u201cMetro police members were attracted to a green Honda CRV SUV containing huge suspicious bags,\u201d said Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p>

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The vehicle in which the counterfeit goods were transported.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe SUV was stopped on Elsburg Road between Ostend and Menin streets.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon examining the bags, officers came across dozens of counterfeit T-shirts bearing the labels of Adidas, Puma and Hello Kitty.\u201d<\/p>

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The 42-year-old Pakistani businessman was arrested and charged with possession of fake goods, at the Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n

Other crime stories:<\/p>\n

Wychwood women targeted by hijackers<\/a><\/p>\n

Police search for the identity of body found in Malvern East<\/a><\/p>\n

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