Cape Town – Police in Gauteng’s organised crime unit conducted a raid at a house in Sandton, resulting in the arrest of 45 individuals involved in manufacturing counterfeit SIM cards on Friday.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said that officers discovered thousands of SIM cards from all major South African mobile networks and a significant number of computers.
“Technicians from some of the mobile cellphone networks were called to the scene where they confirmed the SIM cards were imitations,” Masondo said.
Among those arrested were 43 suspected illegal immigrants and two South Africans, facing charges under the Cyber Crime Act and for fraud.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
