Ndola City Council on the Copperbelt province today pounced on illegal dealers selling liquor in illegal locations without liquor licenses.
ZANIS reports that Ndola City Council Public Relations Manager Tilyenji Mwanza confirmed the development that the local authority’s department of Public Health with the council police moved in today and confiscated the hundreds boxes of liquor.
Ms Mwanza added that many people have been selling alcohol illegally in areas such as bus stations without trading licenses a situation which has made alcohol easily accessible by underage persons.
She said the local authority has made the move to address the escalating levels of consumption of alcohol among the underage in the city.
According to the Liquor Licensing Act No. of 2011 section 27 regulations of sale of intoxicating liquor prohibits the sale of liquor without a license while section 29 prohibits sale and consumption of liquor during unpermitted hours.
Section 32 prohibits consumption of liquor in places not licensed whilst 35 prohibits employing children in liquor licensed premises and 36 prohibiting the restriction on sale and delivery of liquor to children.
Ms Mwanza said that of late the council has been receiving complaints of underage drinking and drug abuse parties taking place is some locations in the city.
She has since warned those involved in organizing and attending night parties to desist from the illegal activities otherwise the law shall soon catch up with them.
Ms Mwanza stated that Ndola Mayor has resolved to work with Police to ensure those involved in the vices are arrested and prosecuted in order to prevent violent behaviour that arise from alcohol abuse.
Tilyenji, you still have your sparkle …
Hi Tilyenji, would you like to taste some of the stolen (ooops sorry – confiscated) sweet wine with me!
Solola Bye!
Please clamp down on them…in Lusaka they are sleeping as usual!!
Looks too young to know what she is talking about. What does she know about moba? She needs to consult her daddy who does not even know her job description.
Disaster!
Pretty
what pretty, fotoz deceive
Yeah, maybe she’s got golf clubs for legs.
Ndola council confiscates illegally sold liquor :from the buyers?
One of our biggest drawbacks is beer drinking. Agree or not it has contributed to our poverty levels. People can spend 100 Kwacha on beer but fail to buy a 25 kg of mealie meal at 59 kwacha. They will shamelessly claim that life is expensive. …yes it’s. …but it could have been less expensive if part of the 100 Kwacha was spent on that bag. Drinking starts as early as 05hrs mostly with customers locked inside bars.