09 May 2020

Police have fined a 20-year-old woman of Bosele Ward in Ghanzi for selling cigarettes in a tuck-shop contrary to government’s decision to ban the sale of tobacco during the state of emergency period.

Station commander, Superintendent Modiro Lekone, confirmed in an interview that the woman was fined P1 000, adding that 26 cartons of a 30-pack of Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes, seven cigarettes as well as seven empty boxes of cigarettes were also recovered from her.

Supt Lekone explained that the mother to the suspect admitted that the tobacco belonged to her, but did not give her daughter permission to sell it.

Still at Bosele Ward, Supt Lekone said a woman was also arrested and fined P1 000 for illegal brewing of traditional beer and they confiscated 50 litres of khadi from her.

Also, he indicated that from May 6-7, they arrested 11 people for roaming the streets without permits.

Furthermore, he said a taxi driver was also fined P1 000 for operating without a valid license. Ends