Counterfeit city
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ.
Itโs early morning in downtown Johannesburg and, as small-business owners open shop for the day, an elite team from the SAPSโ anti-counterfeit unit descends on the inner city. Here the sale of counterfeit goods โ popular luxury clothing brands, sneakers and even pharmaceuticals โ has exploded. Cheap knockoffs are easy to come by and, because of its shipping routes, South Africa is one of the biggest markets for fake goods on the continent - large counterfeit consignments often move through the country undetected. As this illicit market continues to grow, fuelling other major criminal networks, Carte Blanche joins one anti-counterfeit unit's operation on the streets of Johannesburg.
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