South African Police Force members in Gauteng dismantled an illegal alcohol plant in Westonaria, arresting nine foreign nationals in the process.
Officers received a tipoff about employees being treated unfairly and discovered the alcohol plantjournalist Byron Pillay has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent ten years working for a local newspaper before transitioning to online journalismPolice also arrested nine foreign nationals at the plant in Westonaria on Thursday, 13 March, and seized fake alcohol worth approximately R1 million.
“The employees said they were paid unfair wages, subjected to excessive working hours and unsafe conditions,” Mthombeni said. “They went to the nearest police station and reported the matter, hence we had such a discovery of this illegal plant here at the Westonaria,” he added.On 7 March, police discovered a drug laboratory worth more than R10 million in Westonaria.
The operation was carried out after police observed suspicious activity at the location. During the search, police found a fully operational drug lab. They seized mandrax and machinery used for manufacturing, processing, and packaging of drugs.Byron Pillay is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He received a Diploma in Journalism from the Caxton Cadet School. He spent 11 years covering a wide variety of news as a community journalist, including politics, crime and current affairs.
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