During a special stop-and-search operation in the Makause informal settlement, last weekend, police closed down three illegal taverns and confiscated thousands of litres of alcohol.<\/p>\n
The owners of the taverns, aged between 26 and 38, were all arrested on a charge of dealing in liquor without a licence.<\/p>
\u201cAt each of the taverns, the owner was asked for a valid liquor licence and if they were unable to provide one, they were arrested and their establishment was closed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe warn the community of Primrose that selling liquor without a valid licence is illegal,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>
The suspects were taken to the Primrose Police Station where they were later released on a warning after paying an admission of guilt fine.<\/p>\n
\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 said Maome.<\/p>\n
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