{"id":179733,"date":"2018-06-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/179733\/police-close-six-illegal-taverns-in-two-informal-settlements\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T15:42:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T13:42:25","slug":"police-close-six-illegal-taverns-in-two-informal-settlements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/06\/04\/police-close-six-illegal-taverns-in-two-informal-settlements\/","title":{"rendered":"Police close six illegal taverns in two informal settlements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a continued effort to crack down on the illegal sale of alcohol in Primrose, officers from the Primrose Police Station recently hosted an operation in the Marathon and Delport informal settlements.<\/p>\n<p>During the operation six illegal taverns were closed down, six suspects aged between 22 and 39 years old arrested, and volumes of alcohol confiscated.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/179186\/aware-spike-crimes-deception\/\" target=\"_blank\">Be aware of the spike in crimes of deception<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThrough foot patrols and stop-and-searches in each of the informal settlements, officers were able to discover the six illegal taverns,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>At each of the taverns the owner was asked for their valid liquor licence and if they were unable to produce one they were arrested and their establishment closed.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/179186\/aware-spike-crimes-deception\/\" target=\"_blank\">Be aware of the spike in crimes of deception<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe warn the community of Primrose that selling liquor without a valid licence is illegal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to conduct similar operations week in and week out until we win the war against the illegal sale of alcohol and gender-based violence in the informal settlements,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested suspects were detained at the Primrose Police Station and were later released after they paid admission of guilt fines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a 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