Warrant Officer Thatohatsi Mavimbela said equipment that includes machines, containers of perfume mixers, bottles and sticker labels were seized from the house.
The Hawks in Gauteng have raided a residential premise in Mayfair, Johannesburg were counterfeit Fine Fragrance Collection products were being produced. Picture: SuppliedThe Johannesburg based Hawks' Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team executed a successful counterfeit operation based on intelligence received in early October.
“A residential address at 10th Avenue, Mayfair, Johannesburg was put under surveillance to confirm the alleged illegal activities. On Thursday, 17 October the Hawks team descended at the premises and uncovered a fully equipped clandestine factory in the process of manufacturing Fine Fragrance Collection fragrances,” said Mavimbela.
“It is estimated that the scale of the illicit factory could have caused a financial loss estimated at R7 million to Fine Fragrance Collection,” said Mavimbela.
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