Eleven illegal taverns were shut down and 11 suspects, aged between 26 and 52 years old, arrested during a recent Primrose police operation.<\/p>\n
The operation was held in the three informal settlements in Primrose, namely the Makause, Marathon and Delport informal settlements.<\/p>
Officers entered the informal settlements on foot and approached several addresses where residents were known to buy alcohol.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt each of the taverns police asked the owner for a liquor licence.<\/p>
\u201cIf they were unable to show officers a licence they were arrested, their tavern shut down and the alcohol within the tavern confiscated,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n
The arrested suspects were detained at the Primrose Police Station, and were later released after paying an admission of guilt fine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to experience challenges in the informal settlements, with a large number of the crimes committed being related to liquor abuse.<\/p>\n
\u201cCrimes like murder, assaults and robberies continue to increase in the informal settlements,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
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