Eldorado Park police arrest woman for alleged illegal liquor sales
Police confiscated liquor worth about R700 after finding a woman allegedly selling alcohol without a licence in Slovo Park.
Eldorado Park SAPS members arrested a woman for allegedly dealing in liquor without a licence in Slovo Park informal settlement on Monday, October 5.
At about 08:30, members of the Vispol Unit were patrolling Moletsane Street when they noticed three men sitting outside a spaza shop drinking beer.
According to Eldorado Park SAPS communications officer Sergeant Fezeka Khobo, the men pointed out the spaza shop where they had purchased the liquor.
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“Members approached the owner, and she permitted them to search the premises. She was unable to produce a valid permit or licence to sell liquor,” said Khobo.
The woman was verbally informed of her constitutional rights before she was placed under arrest.
Liquor valued at approximately R700 was confiscated, photographed and registered as an exhibit.
Khobo confirmed that the suspect, a foreign national residing in Moletsane Street, Slovo Park, was detained at Eldorado Park SAPS.
“She was arrested for dealing in liquor without a licence and will appear in court soon,” said Khobo.
The arrest follows recent community and stakeholder engagements on crime and policing in Eldorado Park, where stakeholders called for closer collaboration between law enforcement and community structures to fight crime and other illegal activities.
Anyone with information about illegal activities in the Eldorado Park policing precinct can contact Eldorado Park SAPS on 011 946 0300 or 082 444 3001.
Alternatively, tipsters can remain anonymous by contacting the SAPS Crime Stop Hotline on 08600 10111.
