The Primrose police continued their efforts to stop the illegal sale of alcohol in Primrose\u2019s informal settlements with a police operation.<\/p>\n
The operation, conducted last weekend, saw officers visit all three of the areas informal settlements, namely Makause, Marathon and Delport informal settlements.<\/p>
\u201cPolice entered the informal settlements on foot and observed residents buying alcohol at four different taverns,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose SAPS.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach of the owners was asked for a liquor licence, which they could not give to police.\u201d<\/p>
The owner of each establishment was arrested.<\/p>\n
The suspects, aged between 24 and 35 years, were charged with selling liquor without a licence.<\/p>\n
The suspects were detained at the Primrose Police Station where three paid an admission of guilt fine before being released.<\/p>\n
The final suspect appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court where his case was postponed.<\/p>\n
The large amounts of alcohol confiscated from each tavern during the operation were taken to the Primrose Police Station, where it will be destroyed at a later stage.<\/p>\n
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