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South African police have seized nearly 12,000 counterfeit South Africa soccer team shirts.
Police spokesman Colonel Vishnu Naidoo said Tuesday that they were worth 3.6 million rands ($493,000) and part of a haul of counterfeit clothing worth 3.8 million rand ($520,000) found in a truck at the Swaziland border on Saturday.
Naidoo said the goods had originated from China and would have ``dented'' South Africa's economy if not detected.
Shirts for the country's national team, known as Bafana Bafana, are becoming increasingly popular in the run-up to the June 11 start of the World Cup in South Africa.
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Naidoo said police had informed FIFA and the tournament's local organizing committee.
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