DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal police have uncovered a house being used as a factory to manufacture fake hair products in Pinetown, Durban.
The discovery was made after police followed up on stolen items traced to the property.
During the search, authorities found the hair products had barcodes on them of another brand, leading to further investigation.
Four people were arrested at the house, of whom three were foreign nationals.
The house, which is owned by a foreign national who is a well-known pastor, was linked to a network selling the illicit hair products to wholesalers and salons in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
The bust comes just a week after two warehouses storing and selling expired food was discovered in Durban.
#sapsKZN Police were following up information about a flowbin which was reported stolen in Westmead on Sunday, 24 November 2024. Intelligence led the police to a house in Somerset Place in Pinetown where the stolen flowbin was recovered. During the search, police found that the… pic.twitter.com/6At0C63TPQ
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