PICTURES: Police arrest man for transporting booze in funeral parlour bakkie
The vehicle was searched and liquor to the value of R5000 was confiscated.
A 23-year-old man from the Free State was arrested for transporting liquor in the early hours of New Year's Day during the adjusted Level 3 regulations.
The man, who was transporting booze in a funeral parlour vehicle, was caught by in Harrismith after receiving a tip-off from members of the community.
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According to a statement, the Phuthaditjhaba POP task team received information about a person who was transporting liquor in a Funeral Parlour vehicle.
"The 23-year-old suspect was arrested and detained for transporting liquor during adjusted Level 3 Regulations. He will appear before the Harrismith Magistrates’ court charged under the Disaster Management Act", Brigadier Motantsi Makhele said in a statement.
#sapsFS Suspect (23) was arrested for the transportation of liquor in a vehicle belonging to a funeral parlour, in contravention of the level 3 regulations. Liquor to the value of R5000 was confiscated. #COVID19 #StaySafe SWhttps://t.co/rp5VgMPY9J pic.twitter.com/F0VL5pj551
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) January 2, 2021