Raids target illegal repair shops, outstanding fines

[caption id="attachment_159815" align="aligncenter" width="500"] CITY CLEAN-UP: Dozens of metro police and traffic officers, joined by officials from the Customs, health and safety and fire departments – among others – swooped on scores of illegal automotive repair shops. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE[/caption]

Closely watched by dozens of police and security personnel, government officials and scores of bystanders, a visibly surprised young man scrambled to retrieve his meagre belongings as officials swooped on his home and then removed it during an unprecedented clean-up operation in the Port Elizabeth city centre yesterday.