{Almost 10 000 people have been arrested in the Western Cape since the start of the festive season, and the police are not done yet.}
The arrests, made since December 16, were mostly drug and liquor related, acting provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Garry Kruser said on Tuesday.
So far, 2 560 had been arrested for possession of drugs and 43 for possession of firearms and ammunition. Almost 250 people had been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police made another 2 219 liquor-related arrests.
Between December 16 and Tuesday, police had searched 33 300 people, held 79 roadblocks, and raided 250 shebeens and taverns.
Source:News 24:[10 000 arrested so far during festive season in Western Cape->http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/10-000-arrested-so-far-during-festive-season-in-western-cape-20151229]
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