A gang of armed men has stolen a large amount of liquor at Distell Springs plant.
The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.
According to Distell’s spokesperson, Dennis Matsane, the gang made off with two truckloads of alcohol.
“The incident is being investigated by police,” Matsane said.
“Our priority at the moment is the health and safety of our employees who have been traumatised by this incident. We are relieved that neither staff nor security were hurt.
“We are deeply concerned about the increasing reports of criminality surrounding the industry as legal trade has been closed down. We would like to assure South Africans that we are working with government to restore the industry to normalised trade where lives are protected, livelihoods are safeguarded and criminality in all its forms is tackled,” Matsane added.
Police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo said he would provide comment once he received more information about the incident.
The increase in the raid of alcohol is as a result of the alcohol ban put in place by the government.
