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Liquor store owners terrified and devastated by looting

Sporadic looting incidents in the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng have taken the retail industry by storm, with alcohol a particular target after the Level 4 lockdown ban to curb the spread of Covid-19. Several liquor stores have been looted in KZN and Gauteng, with major liquor retailers such as Ultra City being completely emptied of stock, the chain’s CEO Sean Robinson told Daily Maverick.  “Our business is obviously a little bit shaken by this,” Robinson said, adding that there was “significant anxiety, but there’s nothing we can do. Literally, we feel powerless, helpless.”  Robinson says about R12-million worth of stock has been looted, alongside computer equipment and damaged network systems. 

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illegally imported alcohol worth R10m seized

illegally imported alcohol worth R10m seized News24 Police line. Credit: News24 Illicit liquor valued at R10 million was seized by police during a raid on a Douglas house in the Northern Cape on Friday 9 April.  The imported alcohol came through the borders of South Africa illegally, explained police spokesperson Colonel Mashay Gamieldien.  A 50-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of illicit alcohol.  He was further charged for attempting to bribe a police official after he allegedly offered the police R170 000 to turn a blind eye.  After the cash was counted, it was seized as evidence, said Gamieldien. 

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