Tlotla Molao / Operatiion Safer Festive continues to tighten the grip on crime including enforcement of the Adjusted Level 3 Lockdown Regulations of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002). This became evident when a Crime Intelligence driven operation by the Brits Visible Policing members resulted in the arrest of two males on Monday, 25 January 2021 in Brits. The pair was arrested at approximately 12:00 after a tip-off was received about an apparent contravention of the Lockdown Regulations – selling and / or dispensing of alcohol by the shop owner whose store sells milk.

According to information and subsequent to receiving the tip-off, the members kept an observation and ultimately went to the store. Upon arrival, the store manager was found selling liquor to a client. A search was conducted leading to discovery of liquor hidden inside potato bags. Both the store manager and the client were arrested and issued with fines. The store manager, aged 54 was fined R5000.00 while R1000.00 fine was imposed on a 50-year-old client. The police then confiscated liquor worth R16 250.00.

-NW SAPS

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