Faizel Patel – 26/01/2021
KwaZulu-Natal police say more than seven thousand people were arrested for violating the COVID-19 Level 3 lockdown regulations in the province from December last year to January this year.
The province co-ordinated multi-disciplinary operations across KZN focussing on hotspot areas where majority of reports of non-compliance were received
The police’s Jay Naicker says Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula has expressed his concern that citizens in the province are still being arrested on a daily basis for not complying with the adjusted alert Level 3 Lockdown regulations.
“Since the announcement of latest Level 3 Lockdown regulations, we have embarked on daily operations focused on ensuring that all the citizens in the province comply with the regulations to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus.”
Naicker says police also arrested more than 1,500 individuals as well as business owners who have failed to comply with the curfew set in the regulations.
“During the same period, 5,228 persons were arrested in various public spaces for not wearing a mask. Operations also netted 400 people who were found to transporting, selling or consuming liquor in a public space, which is in contravention of the regulations.”
Naicker says Jula has urged citizens to comply with the regulations as law enforcement officers continue to work around the clock with all other departments to protect communities from being exposed to the COVID-19 virus.
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