Darwin alcohol purchase restrictions extended into a fourth week as NT Police continue to target grog runners
A BOTTLE of rum is selling for as much as $900 in remote communities as grog runners look to cash in on desperate and vulnerable people, say NT Police.
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A BOTTLE of rum is selling for as much as $900 in remote communities as grog runners look to cash in on desperate and vulnerable people.
Police are continuing to target grog runners with a 25-year-old man the latest person to be caught by police allegedly trying to take 31 bottles of booze into communities of the Victoria Daly region.
The man was caught on Friday, October 2 near Adelaide River.
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Acting Commander Brendan Muldoon said the COVID-19 restrictions and biosecurity zones prevented alcohol from reaching remote communities, and as a result crime and anti-social behaviour decreased.
He said the relaxing of the restrictions had resulted in large amounts of grog flooding communities.
“It’s something that Northern Territory Police are very concerned about, it creates a significant amount of harm in our remote communities, a lot of assaults, and domestic violence,” he said.
The emergency powers enacted by the Director of Liquor Licensing, which requires people purchasing booze to prove they live in Darwin or have a lawful place to consume the alcohol, will be in place for another week.
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A/Cdr Muldoon said it appeared the restrictions were working.
“We’re always looking at ways to improve the safety of all Territorians. I think whether this becomes a long-term effect is again a broader discussion for our executive and licensing NT,” he said.
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