{"id":229030,"date":"2020-02-01T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229030\/illegal-sale-of-alcohol-still-a-challenge-for-primrose-police\/"},"modified":"2020-01-31T17:13:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:13:36","slug":"illegal-sale-of-alcohol-still-a-challenge-for-primrose-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/01\/illegal-sale-of-alcohol-still-a-challenge-for-primrose-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal sale of alcohol still a challenge for Primrose police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Primrose police recently arrested four suspects, aged between 30 and 51 years old, on a charge of dealing in liquor without a licence.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests were made in the Makause and Marathon informal settlements during a police operation aimed at cracking down on the illegal sale of alcohol in Primrose\u2019s informal settlements.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226697\/swift-action-leads-to-arrest-of-alleged-house-robbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swift action leads to arrest of alleged house robbers<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that by continuously holding operations of this nature we will curb some of the liquor-related crimes taking place in the area like assault, domestic violence, rape and loud music,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appeal to the community to refrain from selling liquor without valid licences.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue conducting similar operations in our precinct.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/227939\/alleged-attacker-tells-victim-to-report-incident-to-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alleged attacker tells victim to report incident to police<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>All of the arrested suspects were taken to the Primrose Police Station following their arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Their taverns were closed and the establishments\u2019 alcohol confiscated.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects have since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court where their cases were postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e 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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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