Over 500 people were arrested on the East Rand over the weekend, mostly for offences related to drunk and disorderly behaviour, police said on Sunday.
Most of the arrests, made in Springs, Kwa- Thema, Boksburg and Alberton, were related to selling liquor without a licence and drinking or being drunk in public, said police spokesperson Superintendent Andy Pieke.
Four unlicensed firearms, four television sets and some electrical appliances were also seized.
He said some of the arrests were also in connection with housebreaking, rape, robbery,and fraud. – Sapa