{"id":251798,"date":"2020-04-26T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T04:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=251798"},"modified":"2020-04-26T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T07:18:51","slug":"men-nabbed-for-selling-cigarettes-worth-r100-000-illegally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/26\/men-nabbed-for-selling-cigarettes-worth-r100-000-illegally\/","title":{"rendered":"Men nabbed for selling cigarettes worth R100 000 illegally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While on patrol in the Germiston CBD on Thursday, members of the Germiston SAPS Task Team received information that members of the public were lining up to enter a block of flats in High Road.<\/p>\n<p>The officers rushed to the scene to investigate.<\/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\/250027\/katlehong-saps-target-criminals-in-their-precinct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katlehong SAPS target criminals in their precinct<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWhen they arrived they found six suspects selling different cigarettes and e-cigarettes,\u201d said Const Maxwell Mabunda, communications officer for the Germiston police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects were arrested for contravening the Disaster Management Act (Covid-19 Act).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe cigarettes and e-cigarettes confiscated were valued at approximately R100 000.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/248049\/local-security-company-apprehends-alleged-house-breaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local security company apprehends alleged house breaker<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The suspects were detained at the Germiston Police Station pending their appearance in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are appealing to the community to respect the rules and regulations of lockdown,\u201d said Mabunda.<\/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=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Busi Vilakazi (Journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:busiv@caxton.co.za\"><strong>busiv@caxton.co.za.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us 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