Police seized illegally imported cell phones, mainly Apple iPhone and Samsung gadgets, and cell phone accessories valued at more than R17 million along with two-way radios, IMEI and ICASA labels during a takedown operation conducted this week in Fordsburg, south of Johannesburg.
This after a multidisciplinary team acted on intelligence regarding illegally imported electronic devices and related items being stored and sold in a Fordsburg mall.
#sapsHQ The #SAPS seized illegally imported cell phones & accessories worth over R17 million during a takedown op in Fordsburg, Johannesburg this week.
A multidisciplinary team including Commercial Crime, Border Policing, LCRC, ICASA & private security acted on intelligence… pic.twitter.com/5aWrr4xbR4
Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says, “More than a thousand non-type approved devices and related items were confiscated for being in contravention of the Customs and Excise Act and the Electronic Communications Act. A non-type approved cell phone is any device that has not been certified by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Majority of the seized devices included Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones. Also amongst the seized items are ICASA and IMEI labels, two-way radios, and other cell phone accessories.”
Van Wyk adds, “According to Section 35 of the Electronic Communications Act: No person may use, supply, sell, offer for sale, lease, or hire any type of electronic communications equipment or electronic communications facility, including radio apparatus, used or to be used in connection with the provision of electronic communications, unless such equipment, electronic communications facility or radio apparatus has been approved by the Authority.”
All confiscated items have been transported to ICASA’s storage facility for safekeeping and further analysis, while investigation remains ongoing.
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/canadiens-player-brendan-gallagher-and-his-wife-emma.jpg?id=58367433&width=1200&height=600&coordinates=0%2C12%2C0%2C12"/><br/><br/><p>Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher shared devastating news with his fans this morning, revealing in an emotional social media post that his mother, Della Gallagher, has passed away.<br/></p><p>Della was diagnosed with glioblastoma — a highly aggressive form of brain cancer — back in August 2021. The public learned of her battle in March 2024 when Gallagher’s sister, Bree, <a href="https://www.mapleridgenews.com/sports/the-moj-deltas-gallagher-family-showing-more-toughness-through-adversity-7332991" target="_blank">launched a fundraiser to support brain cancer research</a>.</p><p>Posting a series of cherished photos with his mother to Instagram on Thursday, the 32-year-old shared the following message:</p><p>"The best mom we could have had! Grateful for all the amazing memories we have. I will cherish them and remember them always.<br/>Not a day will go by I won’t want to pick up the phone and call you, or give you a big hug [and] tell you I love you. But we will all charge on with everything you taught us making you proud every single day.<br/><br/>Rest in peace mom, I love you. I miss you."</p>
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<p>Support from his Canadiens teammates and the greater hockey community has already started pouring in, with the likes of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Jakob Dobes, and Michael Pezzetta already leaving comments on the post. </p><p>"All my love Gally," wrote Jordan Leigh, the fiancée of fellow Habs forward Patrik Laine wrote. </p><p>"Thinking of you and your family," Suzuki's wife Caitlin Fitzgerald added.</p><p>"The best mom, grandma and mother in law. Forever in our hearts. Love you," wrote Emma Fortin, Gallagher's newly wedded wife.</p><p>Fortin, who <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/canadiens-gallagher-wife-baby" target="_blank">gave birth to the couple's first child earlier this month</a>, also paid tribute to Della in her Instagram story. She shared a clip of Gallagher's emotional goal celebration from Tuesday night's win over the Ottawa Senators, which showed the Alberta native pounding his heart on the ice, captioned simply, "For Della."</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHXSIBWsBoO/?hl=en" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">
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<p>Selected 147th overall by Montreal in the 2010 NHL Draft, Gallagher is the longest-serving member of the Canadiens' current roster.</p><p>It's unclear if he will be in the lineup tonight as the Habs try to maintain their playoff spot as they take on the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Long Island, New York. </p><p><br/></p>
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