Smokers caught with cigarettes outside their homes will be forced to produce till slips.
That’s according to police minister Bheki Cele, who on Friday was addressing a press conference on crime during lockdown.
He was asked: “A police spokesperson in KZN was quoted as saying that smoking cigarettes in your house is a crime. People have complained about officers confiscating their personal cigarettes during stop and search operations. The regulations say that the sale of tobacco and related products is prohibited. Does that mean that possession of personal cigarettes is a crime?”
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