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ENFORCEMENT - HIGH PROFILE CASES - SUCCESS STORIES

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Dragon City warehouse

CITY/ TOWN : Johannesburg YEAR: 2006
BACK GROUND OF CASE:

A distributor of counterfeit copies of music CD-R's and DVD-R's were followed by an informant from one of the addresses he was delivering to. He was followed to several other addresses and then went to the warehouse to pick up stock again. RiSA and the Commercial Crime Unit of the Police were called in, the premises secured and 3 suspects arrested.

GOODS SEIZED OR CONFISCATED:
  • 2 971 counterfeit music cassettes
  • 4 264 counterfeit music CD-R's
  • 2 620 counterfeit music DVD-R's

ESTIMATED STREET VALUE: R241 110-00* * = 2006

RESULT OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS:

Criminal trial pending. The suspects have indicated that they want to plead guilty

Counterfeit music DVD-R's ready for distribution Counterfeit pornographic DVD-R's
More shelves with music DVD-R's Unpacked counterfeit music CD-R's