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A manager of the Fidelity Security Company was arrested at approximately 7.15am this morning, 15 April 22020, for loading 44 security guards into the back of a closed truck.
Officers found guards crammed into the back of the truck which had a closed back and sides. The guards had to open the side door of the truck to get fresh air, and this was in contravention of Covid 19 regulations.
JMPD officers could see the rear of this truck leaning over to the right due to the heavy load, when they stopped it on William Nicol Drive. According to the information received, this manager would regularly overload this truck every morning and then transport the guards from the office of the Fidelity Company in Lonehill Sandton and travel to Soweto to off load the guards. Another truck had to be arranged to transport some of the guards from the scene.
The manager was detained at Douglasdale Police Station and will likely have to pay an admission of guilt fine of R1500 or alternatively have to appear in the Randburg Magistrates Court later today.
Contact
Wayne Minnaar,
Spokesperson, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department
082 559 3882
