Woman (53) arrested for selling alcohol and bribery in Protea Glen
The Protea Glen police confiscated all the alcohol.
The Protea Glen SAPS Crime Prevention Unit Team had to arrest a 53-year-old woman from Protea Glen after she was found selling alcohol during the ban and by allegedly making matters worse by attempting to bribe the police.
President Cyril Ramaphosa officially banned the selling of liquor and the Communications Officer for Protea Glen SAPS, Sergeant Vincent Mashiteng explained that , “Anyone who is to be found selling liquor like the 53-year-old woman is to be arrested and has to appear in court.”
The Crime Prevention team were patrolling the community when suddenly a man carrying something suspected to be booze appeared from a local liquor store, when the man was stopped by the police and probed, he turned out to be carrying alcohol.
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The man outright told the police that he bought the alcohol from the local liquor store before he was taken to the store by the police where he pointed out the 53-year-old woman who allegedly sold him the alcohol and was the owner of the house from where she sold liquor during the presidential ban.
Mashiteng explained that the woman was admitted to the station for selling alcohol during the lockdown, but to make things worse for herself, Mashiteng said, “The woman is said to have attempted to bribe the police officers by offering them an undisclosed amount of money, which was an addition to her breaking the law.”
The police also confiscated cases of various types of alcohol ranging from beers, wines, and ciders.
The suspect will appear in court for contravention of the Disaster Management Act and alleged bribery, people must know that selling or buying alcohol during the lockdown while it’s declared to be banned is a criminal offense.
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