Thousands arrested for not wearing masks in KZN
In all, a total of 14 653 people were arrested for various contraventions of the Level 3 lockdown regulations in the province.
MORE than 10 000 people were arrested for not wearing masks in the past two months.
That’s according to provincial SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker, who said police are continuing with multi-disciplinary operations across the province to deal with those that do not comply with the lockdown regulations.
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In all, a total of 14 653 people were arrested for various contraventions of the Level 3 lockdown regulations in the province.
“During the same period, 10 701 persons were arrested in various public spaces for not wearing a mask. Police arrested 2 884 people who have failed to comply with the curfew set in the regulations. Operations also netted 741 people who were found to be transporting, selling or consuming liquor in a public space, which is in contravention of the regulations.
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“Security forces remain especially concerned with the high number of people that are arrested on a daily basis for not wearing a mask in public spaces. We are appealing to people to maintain social distancing; this does not seem to be happening as hordes of people are observed congregating at shopping malls and other public spaces on a daily basis,” he said.
Police said they will continue to do their part to ensure citizens in the province comply with the regulations to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
“We appeal to anyone with information with regards to contraventions of the adjusted alert Level 3 Lockdown regulations to please contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or report contraventions anonymously via the MySAPSApp,” he said.
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