Thousands arrested during Easter weekend crackdown
More than 700 people were arrested for selling alcohol without licenses.
Black News 
The South African Police Service (SAPS) says its nationwide Easter operations have delivered a major crackdown on crime, with thousands of arrests and illegal weapons seized.
More than 700 people were arrested for selling alcohol without licenses, mainly in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
Authorities also confiscated 132 illegal firearms and more than 1 000 rounds of ammunition, with KZN recording the highest number of handgun confiscations.
Police have raised concerns over drunk driving saying more than 1 400 drivers were arrested.
Police Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says they also shut down 532 illegal taverns for non-compliance of the Liquor Act.
“Meaning they didn’t have a valid license to operate. We know that a lot of crime happens in those illegal establishments. You know, the assault GBH, we had arrested more than 1 300, a lot of the assault GBH and some of the murders, some of the assaults, they are happening in those establishments. And mostly the mass shootings, when we attend to a mass shooting, we find that either the tavern owner is not in compliance with the Liquor Act or they do not have papers at all.”
