Police get rid of confiscated liquor
All the confiscated liquor has been thrown down the drain, the empty bottles and empty crates are cashed in at a legal liquor store and the money is deposited into the state treasury.
At the beginning of the year, the Sophiatown police released a statement which informed the public that it is still illegal to drink in public and to be under the influence of alcohol. With the year coming to an end the police officers from the Langlaagte police were destroying liquor that they confiscated throughout the year on November 29.
“Sergeant Van Rooyen (liquor officer) and Thami Ngubane (saps 13 clerk) poured hundreds of litres of confiscated liquor down the drain in the presence of the Langlaagte police station commander Lieutenant Colonel Sibanda, due stations stockpile of confiscated liquor,” said communications officer from Langlaagte police station, Constable Phumi Kraai.
According to Kraai, it was about 200 cases of beer, wine and cans of ciders that had all been confiscated by the Langlaagte police this year during police raids on illegal shebeen and taverns.
The communications went on to further explaining that the liquor is only destroyed once the court cases have been finalised and only when the suspect signs an admission of guilt, it is only then when the confiscated liquor can be destroyed.
“The Langlaagte police focuses on illegal shebeen, taverns and unlicensed liquor dealers as we have found that many of the social crimes originate from these premises, if we target the liquor outlets, there is a drop in crimes such as assault, assault grievous bodily harm (GBH) and domestic violence,” added Kraai.
According to Kraai, once all the confiscated liquor has been thrown down the drain, the empty bottles and empty crates are cashed in at a legal liquor store and the money is deposited into the state treasury. Licensed dealers and liquor outlets are continuously monitored to ensure they are not contravening the Liquor Act.
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