Fury as Aussies hit with BOOZE ban as cops confiscate beers amid draconian lockdown hell

LOCKDOWN booze restrictions in Australia have been greeted with fury as cops confiscate beers being delivered to those stuck indoors. The country is enforcing one of the world’s strictest lockdowns and has used the military as well as helicopters to help enforce its draconian ‘Zero Covid’ strategy. Google mapsResidents of the Common Ground housing estate have seen booze confiscated, it’s claimed[/caption] APPolice handcuffing an anti-lockdown protester[/caption] TwitterA receipt showing booze it’s alleged was confiscated[/caption] Initially Australia’s strict closed borders policy was able to keep Covid at bay and resulted in far fewer infection rates and deaths than other countries. But its vaccine roll-out has been slow resulting in draconian measures to tackle the highly contagious Delta variant sweeping through the country. But the policy has seen furious demonstrations which have spilled over into violence, while hundreds of people have been served with infringement notices. Mask enforcement has been strict and harrowing images show a little girl sat in her handcuffed dad’s lap after he was stopped by police for failing to wear one in a Covid hotspot. Now the latest draconian measure by authorities in New South Wales to confiscate alcohol to tower block residents has been greeted with fury. The state’s health authorities have imposed rules limiting people living there to a certain amount of alcohol each day. Most read in The Sun 'ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS' Moment autistic boy, 10, curls up in fear as 'bully' cop attacks him CLASS ACT Kate isn't the most interesting mum at George's school...or who the dads stare at STARK WARNING Expert's warning to parents who share snap of their kids’ first day at school CRIS CHASE Ronaldo chased by adoring fans as he leaves training in £160,000 Lamborghini GUN RAMPAGE Moment gunman fires shots at car leaving 2 men pouring with blood on UK street BOILING OVER Furious Maguire squares up to Poland star who grabbed Walker as FA investigate But residents of the Common Ground housing estate have complained packages with booze in them, sent by friends and relatives, have been searched before they are delivered. One resident, an artist with the Twitter handle Ms Saffaa, said: “Hey NSW Police, Common Ground residents are wondering what happened to the alcohol and tobacco items dropped off to them last night? “And under which powers are you allowed to confiscate them? Last time I checked these are legal to consume in this country. “A member of our community has delivered multiple hampers of fresh food, alcohol, and cigarettes, however the alcohol and some cigarette packs have been removed. “NSW police are systematically searching our package, mail, and our belongings and now we have items missing.” Another resident, Robin Elhaj, said: “They are searching all bags and things coming into the building. They confiscated a series of gifts.” ‘ALCOHOL REMOVED’ Residents are allowed to receive a ration of one of the following – six beers or pre-mixed drinks, one bottle of wine, or one 375ml bottle of spirits, news.com.au reports. One Nation MP Mark Latham slammed the booze limit and the intrusion of ‘health’ measures into people’s legal rights.  “Is there any limit to the fascist tendencies of this NSW Liberal Government? Is this really what Menzies intended?”, Mr Latham tweeted. But a NSW Police spokeswoman insisted officers are not confiscating alcohol delivered to residential buildings, and do not have powers to do so. “In all residential lockdown locations, NSW Police are there to ensure compliance with the Public Health Orders and assist NSW Health if required,” the Police spokeswoman said. A spokeswoman for the Sydney Local Health District said when NSW Health took control of apartment buildings for the purposes of limiting the spread of coronavirus, the buildings became subject to alcohol consumption restrictions. wahash3/TikTokOne man’s daughter sat on his lap as he was handcuffed[/caption] We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 02077824104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.