Law enforcement and the SAPS partners have taken more than 1,700 counterfeit sports clothing and footwear items, including Springboks merchandise, from a storage facility in the Johannesburg CBD.
The operation comes ahead of the Springboks vs New Zealand rugby clash, as demand for team merchandise increases.
Manufacturing equipment, counterfeit labels, an embossing machine and silkscreen plates and other production equipment were also taken during the operation.