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Counterfeit city

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22 August
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ. Itโ€™s 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. Find more exclusive content on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv