Booze worth half-a-million rand seized from Cape tavern flouting lockdown rules

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A Dunoon tavern owner's scheme to take his business to his clients while they were confined to their homes by the 21-day national lockdown has backfired badly. lockdown

The man is out of R500 000 worth of stock after police confiscated alcohol being sold in contravention of the regulations governing the national lockdown on Friday.

“Officers soon found the Hyundai Getz and after a short pursuit, cornered the vehicle and arrested two men for failing to remain confined being as per the lockdown regulations,” Solomons said.

 

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