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News South Africa » Gauteng » Trade: Gauteng police tap international agencies to probe global links following multi-million rand drug lab bust

News channel or source: https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/10/08/gauteng-police-tap-international-agencies-to-probe-global-links-following-multi-million-rand-drug-lab-bust
Published on: Wednesday 07 October 2026

Mthombeni said police are establishing whether the drugs were being sold to a local market or being exported for global trade.

News South Africa » Gauteng » Trade: South Africa: Black Market Weight-Loss Drug Sellers Are Moving Fast. South Africa's Regulators Are Struggling To Keep Up

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202610220121.html
Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

South African regulators have won an important court battle against a pharmacy making its own versions of popular weight-loss injections. But illegal and experimental drugs are still being sold openly ...

News South Africa » Gauteng » Trade: Police seize R9m in fake goods, including Springboks gear, in Gauteng raid

News channel or source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/police-seize-r9m-in-fake-goods-including-springboks-gear-gauteng-raid/
Published on: Sunday 13 September 2026

The latest seizure follows a similar operation conducted last week at a storage facility in the Johannesburg CBD.

News South Africa » Gauteng » Trade: Police raid 27 Gauteng shops, seize R369,000 in counterfeit and illicit goods

News channel or source: https://sundaytribune.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-02-police-raid-27-gauteng-shops-seize-r369000-in-counterfeit-and-illicit-goods/
Published on: Friday 02 October 2026

Police in Gauteng seized more than 6,000 counterfeit and illicit products worth R369,310 during a three-day crackdown on 27 shops across West Rand and Sedibeng districts.

News South Africa » Gauteng » Trade: R2 trillion international company that shut down its plant in South Africa because of crime

News channel or source: https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/880039/r2-trillion-international-company-that-shut-down-its-business-in-south-africa-because-of-crime/
Published on: Thursday 15 October 2026

One of the most valuable companies on the JSE is months away from wrapping up its only South African manufacturing plant after illicit cigarettes made local production unviable.

News South Africa » Gauteng » Trade: BAT warns South Africa is losing battle against criminal syndicates

News channel or source: https://www.businessday.co.za/companies/2026-10-15-sas-r700bn-illicit-economy-threatens-to-send-industry-up-in-smoke/
Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

The tobacco giant warns criminal syndicates are operating with impunity as contraband destroys legitimate businesses ...