About 300 boxes of stolen liquor were recovered in Cape Town. Image: SAPS.
Cape Town cops recover 300 boxes of liquor worth R1.8 million
A truck carrying the same brand of liquor was hijacked in Maitland before the search operation at house in Eerste River, Cape Town.
About 300 boxes of stolen liquor were recovered in Cape Town. Image: SAPS.
The Cape Town police recovered hundreds of boxes of stolen liquor and arrested one suspect in Eerste River on Sunday, 4 December.
CAPE TOWN POLICE RECOVERS ALCOHOL WORTH MILLIONS
The Western Cape Extortion Task team recovered 300 boxes of stolen liquor from a property in Heather Park, said South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala.
The recovery came after a tip-off from the Crime Intelligence department. “During the search, they seized alcohol worth R1.8 million,” said the police spokesperson.
A truck transporting the same alcohol brand was hijacked in Maitland, Cape Town prior to the search and seizure operation.
A 43-year-old woman was arrested at the scene for possession of the suspected stolen property. She is expected to appear before the Blue Down’s Magistrate’s Court once charged.
In an unrelated incident, a Brazilian woman was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg for alleged drug smuggling. The police said she entered South Africa on a flight from Qatar.
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