EMPD arrest suspect for selling expired alcohol
The officers responded and confiscated 1 000l of alcohol seven months past its expiration date.
The EMPD Northern Region Task Team and Kempton Park precinct officers arrested a man on September 11 for allegedly selling expired alcohol.
During a crime prevention operation on the day, a concerned community member approached the officers and told them about a liquor store on the corner of West and Voortrekker roads selling expired alcohol.
The officers responded and confiscated 1 000l of alcohol seven months past its expiration date.
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As the EMPD officers were about to confiscate the expired beverages, a 19-year-old, who identified himself as the owner’s son, offered police officials R900 in cash to look the other way.
They arrested the son, charged him with bribery and immediately took him to the Kempton Park Police Station.
They booked the expired alcohol at the police station.
The detained suspect will soon appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court.
