Motorist takes final swig of brandy as officers pull him over

A Cape Town motorist left metro police officers at a loss for words as he took a final swig from his bottle of brandy when he was pulled over.

CAPE TOWN, May 31 (ANA) – A Cape Town motorist left metro police officers at a loss for words as he took a final swig from his bottle of brandy when he was pulled over.

In a statement released on Monday, mayoral committee member for safety and security Alderman JP Smith said the motorist was one of 194 arrests made by the City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies in the past week.

According to Smith, metro police officers had pulled over the 29-year-old motorist at a checkpoint on the corners of Saxdowne and Hindle roads on Sunday.

He said as officers pulled the man over, they noticed an open brandy bottle between his legs.

As officers approached the vehicle, the motorist took “one last swig” from the bottle.

Smith said the motorist was unsteady on his feet and was subsequently arrested and detained at the Mfuleni police station.

“This level of brazenness cannot be tolerated, and I hope that the court takes his behaviour into consideration when deciding on a punishment. We continue to see too many people with a total disregard for the law, which jeopardises public safety, and only harsh consequences from the courts for their actions will turn this tide,” Smith said.

Metro police officers arrested a further 65 suspects and issued 3,638 fines over the past week.

Smith said a 28-year-old man was arrested at the Milnerton traffic department when he was caught cheating on his learner’s licence test.

The man was caught with crib notes that he had hidden up his sleeve.

He was arrested, detained at the Milnerton police station and will be charged with fraud.

Traffic services also arrested 80 suspects, impounded 169 vehicles, confiscated 186 cellphones and issued 60,221 fines.

Law Enforcement arrested 48 suspects and issued 4,055 notices.

– African News Agency (ANA); Editing by Yaron Blecher