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Police also arrested many drunk drivers during a roadblock over the weekend.
FILE: Police search a resident as part of Operation Okae Molao in the informal settlement of Slovo Park, west of Johannesburg, on May 14, 2020. Image: @ GP_CommSafety / Twitter.
JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng police have closed at least nine illegal liquor stores in the province and arrested more than 200 people in Soshanguve.
Police also arrested many drunk drivers during a roadblock over the weekend.
In one of the arrests, Rietgat police closed a popular liquor store and arrested the owner after the place was found full of customers who were not observing social distancing measures and were not wearing masks.
Police Kay Makhubele said: “Some of the suspects were arrested during roadblocks and there was a shebeen, who was also operating beyond the regulatory closing time and was shut down, the liquor confiscated and the owner arrested.”
Police said those arrested would soon appear in various courts: “Meanwhile, more than 1000 suspects were arrested throughout Gauteng province. In Tshwane district, more than 400 suspects were arrested for serious and violent crimes and other related crimes. with gender-based violence. While West Rand Police achieved a total of 164 arrests during intensified multidisciplinary operations and tracking of wanted suspects, “added a statement.
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