Seventeen arrested for breaching COVID rules at Montrose bar

The Hideout Bar (Police photo)

Seventeen persons were arrested yesterday at a Montrose bar for breaching COVID-19 regulations and they are to appear in court.

The police today said that ranks from Regional Division 4 ‘C’ led by a Senior Officer, acting on information between 5.15 pm and 5.45 pm conducted an operation at Khan’s Hideout Bar located at Lot 100 Second Street, Montrose, ECD. A total of 17  persons were arrested for breaching the COVID-19 Orders. They were all taken into custody and placed on bail to attend Court, the police said.

The scene at the bar (Police photo)