Restaurants raided for serving alcohol during lockdown ban, booze confiscated
18 January 2021 - 07:22 By TimesLIVE
Police raided restaurants in Sandton and Pretoria on the weekend.
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Police arrested the managers of two popular restaurants in Sandton and Silverton for selling liquor to patrons during the prohibition on booze sales under Covid -19 adjusted level 3 lockdown regulations.
A restaurant in West Street in Sandton, Gauteng, was on Saturday found to be “full to capacity and openly serving alcohol at the tables”, said police. Health protocols were not being observed. Two of the restaurant’s managers were arrested and charged with contravention of the Disaster Management Act.