By REGINALD KANYANE
13 February 2025- Two suspects were arrested for contravention of the Northern Cape Liquor Act. This comes after the police in Northern Cape, conducted stop and searches, where public drinking outside a local tavern in Paballelo Township, near Upington was addressed.
The ZF Mgcawu District police spokesperson, Sergeant Omphile Masegela said, during other operations in the Kalahari area, the police in Rietfontein, raided two premises where they arrested a suspect for dealing in dagga, amounting to R4 800 and illegal trading in liquor. Masegela said the liquor was also confiscated.
Meanwhile, the ZF Mgcawu District Police Commissioner, Major General Monica Sebili, initiated an operation to address the illegal sale of liquor and other contravention of the law despite continuous interventions and actions by the police.
“The operation was conducted in the Rosedale and Paballelo area, together with members from the ZFM District office, Rosedale SAPS, Paballelo SAPS, Upington K9, POP, ZFM District CPF, Rosedale CPF and the Environmental Health Inspector.
“The members conducted compliance inspections at four tuckshops in the Rosedale and Paballelo area. They confiscated liquor and expired food amounting to R18 937, where three tuckshops were closed down due to non-compliance, while one owner was issued with a R1500 fine,” said Sebili.
She sent a stern warning to criminals, citing that police actions will be intensified with more actions to limit the space for criminals to operate.
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