I-South African Police Service (SAPS), kanye nezinye izikhungo zomthetho, libambe izingubo zemidlalo nezicathulo zomgunyathi ezingaphezu kuka-1 700, kanye nemishini yokuzikhiqiza, ngenani elilinganiselwa ngaphezu kuka-R1.5 million. Amaphoyisa asebenzise ulwazi, ngesikhathi i-National Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Unit ihole umsebenzi wokususa izimpahla eziningi endaweni yokugcina impahla e-Johannesburg CBD kuleli sonto.

Lo msebenzi uholele amalungu e-Gauteng Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Unit, i-Public Order Policing (POP), i-Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), i-South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs Division kanye nabameleli bokuvikelwa komkhiqizo endaweni enkulu lapho kukhiqizwa khona lezimpahla.

Ithimba lenze ama-waranti amaningana okusesha nokuthumba futhi lathola inani elikhulu lezimpahla zomgunyathi, okuhlanganisa izingubo zemidlalo nezicathulo ezinemikhiqizo evikelwe neyaziwayo, okuhlanganisa nemikhiqizo yomkhiqizo weSpringboks.

Isikhathi sokuthathwa kwalezimpahla sibaluleke kakhulu njengoba abantu baseNingizimu Afrika kanye nabalandeli bebhola lombhoxo belungiselela umdlalo ozayo wamaSpringboks neNew Zealand, isikhathi lapho kulindeleke ukuthi isidingo sempahla eqanjwe ngamaqembu sikhule khona.

Ngaphezu kwempahla mbumbulu, amaphoyisa athathe imishini yokukhiqiza nezinto okukholakala ukuthi zisetshenziswe ekukhiqizweni nasekusatshalalisweni kwempahla mbumbulu. Lokhu kufaka phakathi amalebula nezitikha mbumbulu, umshini wokumboza kanye namapuleti okugxoba.

Lo msebenzi uyingxenye yemizamo eqhubekayo kazwelonke ye-SAPS kanye nabalingani bayo bomthetho yokuphazamisa nokuhlakaza amanethiwekhi obugebengu ahilelekile ekukhiqizweni, ekusakazweni nasekuthengisweni kwempahla mbumbulu kanye nempahla engekho emthethweni.

I-SAPS inxusa amalungu omphakathi ukuthi ahlale eqaphile futhi athenge izimpahla zemidlalo kubathengisi abasemthethweni nabagunyaziwe. Umphakathi uphinde ukhuthazwe ukuthi ubike izimpahla mbumbulu ezisolwayo eziphathimandleni ezifanele.