{"id":139950,"date":"2016-12-03T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139950\/police-crack-down-on-illegal-alcohol-sales\/"},"modified":"2016-12-03T07:58:25","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T05:58:25","slug":"police-crack-down-on-illegal-alcohol-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/12\/03\/police-crack-down-on-illegal-alcohol-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Police crack down on illegal alcohol sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the festive season on the horizon, the Primrose police have redoubled their efforts to crack down on the illegal sale of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent operation that saw officers patrolling the Makause and Marathon informal settlements on foot, five suspects aged between 21 and 41 years old were arrested for selling liquor without a licence.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Two of the accused were arrested in Marathon with the remaining three being arrested in Makause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice stopped and observed each of the alleged taverns before approaching.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTo our disgust not one of the five tavern owners had a licence to sell alcohol,\u201d said communications officer for the Primrose police, Sgt Styles Maome.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139951\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/12\/IMG_2247_58825.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-139951\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/12\/IMG_2247_58825-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"These two men were among five men arrested by the Primrose police for selling liquor without a licence.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/12\/IMG_2247_58825-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/12\/IMG_2247_58825-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/12\/IMG_2247_58825.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These two men were among five men arrested by the Primrose police for selling liquor without a licence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The men were taken to the Primrose Police Station pending their appearance in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the accused paid an admission of guilt fine before being released while others were warned to appear in court at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a crime to sell liquor without a licence and we ask the community to refrain from doing so,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139484\/alleged-murderers-bail-opposed-by-community\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alleged murderer\u2019s bail opposed by community<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139379\/father-arrested-for-alleged-rape-of-daughter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Father arrested for alleged rape of daughter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139360\/man-nabbed-for-salon-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salon\u2019s livelihood cut short after theft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='32a834e1a3a0de9b8ff4240851cd5279'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Primrose police arrest five suspects for selling liquor without a 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