By Yiep Joseph
Central Equatoria state (CES) government has intensified crackdown on toxic Alcoholic drinks and land grabbing.
The operation aimed to enforce implementation of orders banning poisonous alcoholic drinks.
CES Governor, Gen. Augustino Jadalla Wani on Thursday, led a random tour to manufacturing companies, suspected to be violating the order.
The forbidden alcoholic dry gin include; Royal gin, Rhino waragi, Star gin, Disco gin, Okapi gin, Chief gin, Golden gin, London No. 1, Red gin, Zebra gin, Seven-seven and King waragi, among others.
The high-level delegation comprised of the state deputy governor, mayor of Juba City, Juba County Commissioner, state police commissioner as well as state ministers and business community.
Starting with Royal water company, the entourage navigated to Royal Life, South Beer company, among others, with some company managers, caught unaware.
Governor Jadalla delegation was able to enter each production units of the companies and uncovered substances used for production of toxic alcoholic dry gin.
On inspection of every production unit of Royal water company, Governor Jadalla discovered cartons of Royal Life gin, but the manager denied, saying, those were remains of the previous production before the ban.
Governor Jadalla further, ordered immediate closure of any unit suspected to be producing the toxic Alcohol
Despite the ban on toxic alcoholic dry gin holds on, others companies seem to producing at night as the drinks still exist in the market. The governor, however, has developed a plan to deploy implementers to carryout crackdown even at night.
As the crackdown continues, managers of several companies suspected to be producing the toxic drinks are likely to face interrogation for violating the order.
In residential area of Gumbo Shirakat, Governor Jadalla discovered that a land meant for government, around Sudken area, was grabbled by some individual who allotted it to others.
The perpetrator dismantled the state government fence and allocated the land to others for construction of iron sheet shops, turning the area to a market.
The governor ordered the County commissioner with help of security apparatus to reclaim the land.
Governor Jadalla appealed to citizens and those at the scene, to stop land grabbing and follow legal procedures of acquiring land.
Meanwhile, Juba County Commissioner, Emmanuel Tete warned traders against violating the Order banning sales or production of dry gin, saying they risk revocation of their license as well as closure of business.
Juba city Mayor, Johnson Swaka vowed to ensure that all orders issued would be implemented as required by the law to ensure that the City is organized.
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