Police have confiscated 201 litres of alcohol during a clamp-down operation against unlicensed liquor outlets in Oudtshoorn on Friday, 13 September, Cape {town} Etc reports.
This operation, which forms part of ‘ongoing high-density operations’, has led to four suspects being arrested and sent to court, according to a media statement issued by the SAPS.
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On Friday, members attached to the Oudtshoorn Crime Prevention Unit acted upon information on illegal activities when they conducted a sting operation at a house at Bontebok Avenue, Bridgeton, in Oudtshoorn.
The members seized 111 litres of liquor found on the premises and a 34-year-old woman was taken into custody on a charge of ‘dealing in liquor without a licence’.
Later on the same day, members executed a search and seizure warrant at a house in Thabo Mbeki Square, Bongulethu in Oudtshoorn.
In total, 22 bottles (750ml) of various blends of beer were confiscated and a 56-year-old man was arrested in connection with the discovery. The suspects faces a charge of dealing in liquor without a licence.
Furthermore, police responded to a tip-off in Dysselsdorp regarding illegal activities at a house at Belelie Street on Friday, 13 September.
Members confiscated 12 mandrax tablets, 31 small bank bags of dagga and five beer crates with 750ml bottles. Two occupants found on the premises, aged 33 and 57, were arrested.
Both suspects are facing charges of dealing in drugs as well as a charge of dealing liquor without a licence.
Those arrested will appear in the Oudtshoorn Magistrates’ Court once charged.
According to the media statement, the operations form part of an effort by Western Cape SAPS to eradicate substance abuse, which continues to plague vulnerable communities in the Garden Route district.
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