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Crime prevention operations yield results

14 were arrested for drunkenness, six people for drinking in public

Multi-disciplinary crime prevention operations were held by Estcourt police during the weekend.
In total, 25 people were arrested for various crimes.

14 were arrested for drunkenness, six people for drinking in public and three for selling liquor without a licence.

One person was arrested for a traffic-related offence and three other people were arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol.

“A 43-year-old woman was also arrested and faces charges under the Liquor Act, after a child under the age of 18 was found on a premises where liquor was being sold,” added police spokesperson Captain Charmaine Struwig.

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