After monitoring vital information for some time about illegal liquor trading from a farm in Paarl and at a premises at Airport Industria, Cape Town, Crime Intelligence operatives assisted by Anti-Gang Unit members bust a truckload of liquor on Tuesday afternoon 19 January 2021.
Nine suspects aged between 26 and 55 were arrested and members seized wine, a substantial amount of cash and a delivery truck
Inside the premises in Airport Industria, police discovered a storage facility equipped with security uniforms, safes, forklifts and more boxes of alcohol.
The suspects have been charged for contravening the Disaster Management Act regulations in relation to the selling, dispensing and distributing alcohol.
All arrested suspects are expected to appear in the Bishop Lavis court.
Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt General Yolisa Mokgabudi has commended the unrelenting efforts of all police officials involved in ensuring adherence to the regulations of the adjusted level 3 regulations.
