Four illegal shebeens were recently closed and their owners were arrested during a Germiston cluster stations operation in the Makause and Marathon informal settlements.<\/p>\n
The owners of the illegal taverns, who are aged between 40 and 43 years, were charged with selling liquor without a licence, when they were unable to produce a liquor licence when requested to do so by officers.<\/p>
Police seized a large amount of alcohol during the operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rate of alcohol abuse in our informal settlements is at an all-time high,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>
\u201cWe believe that this alcohol abuse can result in murders, rape and domestic violence and, therefore, we are appealing to the community to refrain from selling liquor without a licence.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cluster stations plan to conduct similar operations throughout Germiston\u2019s informal settlements.<\/p>\n
One of the arrested owners appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where his case was postponed for trial, while the remaining owners paid admission of guilt fines and were released.<\/p>\n
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