ON Friday  afternoon (February 6) Durban Metro Police Service Task Team conducted a stop-and-search operation along Che Guevara Road.

The spokesperson for Durban Metro Police Colonel Boysie Zungu said, “During the operation, information received from Crime Intelligence indicated that a business was continuing to operate despite having been served with a notice to discontinue trading by the Building, Fire, and Health Departments due to non-compliance.

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“The Task Team proceeded to the identified premises at Helen Joseph Road, where a foreign national (Ethiopian) was found operating the business.”

Zungu alleged that the individual failed to produce valid documentation to be in the country, and could not provide a lawful reason for continuing business operations after being instructed to close.

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“With the assistance of Home Affairs, the individual was arrested for being an illegal immigrant and failing to comply with lawful instructions and was detained at Umbilo SAPS,” alleged Zungu.

In addition, the business owner was reportedly charged for operating a business without a valid permit.

He is expected to appear in court tomorrow (Monday).

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