SAPS Booze Delivery; Police officers caught on video delivering alcohol in Centurion
Caught on camera, SAPS police officers caught on video delivering alcohol in Centurion using a police vehicle. It is believed that the booze delivery was from a confiscation mission and delivered to one of their clients.
SAPS Booze Delivery; Police officers caught on video delivering alcohol in Centurion
South Africa is in lockdown level 3 which prohibits selling or transporting alcohol and the law enforcers were recorded on video breaking the law.
Gauteng Provincial Government MEC for Community Safety asked about more information about the police beer delivery video for action to be taken against the police officers.
It is not the first time that SAPS officers has been involved in the transportation of alcohol during the lockdown.
Last year in April police officers were caught transporting alcohol and were complicit in illegal beer sales.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said he noted with concern the alleged involvement of police members in some of the liquor-related crimes.
Two police warrant officers were arrested after being caught buying alcohol, allegedly for resale, in April, alongside a store manager and cashier. Two further members of the police in another province were caught on Friday escorting three-light pick-up trucks loaded with alcohol, a statement said.
Meanwhile, the sale and consumption of alcohol remain banned as President Cyril Ramaphosa said the cabinet has decided to maintain adjusted level 3 lockdown measures. Most measures will remain in place. Most indoor and outdoor gatherings will not be permitted.
“The sale of alcohol from retail outlets and the on-site consumption of alcohol is still not be permitted,” The President read from his speech this evening.
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