DURBAN- A multi-discipline intelligence driven operation involving Port Shepstone SAPS, UGU Cluster official, Customs/SARS personnel, Liquor Board and specialists from distillery companies was conducted at Port Shepstone, Marburg and Harding areas on 27 June 2019. They were acting on intelligence with regards to liquor outlets that were dealing in illicit liquor and enforcing compliance.

Three liquor outlets were inspected and three suspects were arrested for possession of various brands of illicit liquor including Whiskey, Vodca and Gin. The liquor was identified as destined for export only but it was sold at those particular outlets illegally. Labels on the bottles had been removed and replaced with fake labels to exclude the wording Export only. The inscription on the glass bottles Export Only had been removed with a grinder.

The total value of the confiscated liquor is more than two million rands. Three suspects aged between 34 and 40 have appeared in the Port Shepstone Magistrate’s Court on Friday facing charges for being in possession of counterfeit goods. Investigations are continuing.

Source: South African Police Service