'Alcohol obtained illegally cannot be sold‚ even by the police'

Ten thousand litres of alcohol confiscated by police from illegal shebeens across the Western Cape was symbolically “poured down the drain” on Thursday. The liquor destruction process saw the contents of bottles of whisky‚ brandy‚ vodka‚ wine and beer streaming into containers for disposal‚ under the orders of provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Khombinkosi Jula‚ at the Provincial Evidence Management Centre in Belhar‚ Cape Town.