{"id":135650,"date":"2016-10-15T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/135650\/five-illegal-taverns-closed\/"},"modified":"2016-10-14T12:40:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T10:40:57","slug":"five-illegal-taverns-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/10\/15\/five-illegal-taverns-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Five illegal taverns closed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alcohol-related crimes continue to be a problem in Primrose\u2019s informal settlements, according to the Primrose police.<\/p>\n

In an effort to stop the illegal sale of alcohol the officers from the Primrose Police Station held a special operation recently.<\/p>

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The operation saw five illegal taverns closed down and thousands of litres of alcohol confiscated in the Makause and Marathon informal settlements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe officers identified the taverns while on a foot patrol of the area.<\/p>

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\u201cEach suspected tavern was observed before police entered to ensure that alcohol was being sold,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n

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Bottles of beer were seized during the arrest of five illegal-tavern owners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The owners of the taverns, aged between 26 and 59, were arrested after they failed to produce their liquor licences.<\/p>\n

They were taken to the Primrose Police Station where they paid an admission of guilt fine before being released on a warning.<\/p>\n

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