WATCH | Police in counterfeit-goods raid stoned in ‘lawless’ Joburg CBD

Police were pelted with rocks in central Johannesburg on Sunday after a raid to seize counterfeit goods.

JMPD chief David Tembe said the inner city was barricaded with burning garbage and debris after an earlier law enforcement operation to confiscate counterfeit goods.
JMPD chief David Tembe said the inner city was barricaded with burning garbage and debris after an earlier law enforcement operation to confiscate counterfeit goods. (David Tembe via Twitter)

Police were pelted with rocks in the Johannesburg inner city on Sunday after a raid to seize counterfeit goods.

Gauteng police spokesperson Brig Mathapelo Peters said the officers were confiscating counterfeit goods at the Madiba Building on the corner of Jeppe and Von Wielligh streets when they were attacked.

"While no law enforcement members sustained injuries, an unconfirmed number of police vehicles were damaged and barriers set alight," said Peters.