Massive police raid in Joburg sees illicit goods worth over R2 million seized | News24

A massive police operation took place in the Johannesburg CBD over the weekend, when goods worth R2.4 million were seized. | Lisaleesolomon1

More than R2 million worth of goods was seized from the streets of Johannesburg.Residents told News24 they were scared when an influx of police officers and state vehicles descended on their flats.

Police Minister Bheki Cele, provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela and national SA Police Service Commissioner Fannie Masemola led the operation. Residents who witnessed the raids said police came in their numbers to remove people from Fordsburg.

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