A self-confessed ex-gangster explains why he wouldn't sell drugs in his community any longer. (Anthony Molyneaux)
Cape Town’s Gang and Drugs task team (GDTT) stormed three suspected drug dens in Bonteheuwel on January 11 2019. From alleged drug dealers to ex-gangsters, the metro police unit arrested one man and confiscated drugs and stolen items.
The GDTT, falling under the City of Cape Town’s Metro Police, have in the past three months arrested more than 80 suspected drug dealers and confiscated nearly 3,000 units of narcotics in 283 joint operations in areas struggling with gangsterism and drugs.
Join TimesLIVE on an operation with the GDTT in the roughest parts of Bonteheuwel, an area infamous for gangsterism and drug dealing.
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An alleged drug dealer is led away by Cape Town's metro police's gang and drug task team after a raid operation in Bonteheuwel on January 11 2019. (Anthony Molyneaux)
A pair of bloody pants with what appears to be a bullet hole is found by a metro police officer during a raid in Bonteheuwel on January 11 2019. (Anthony Molyneaux)
A self-confessed ex-gangster explains why he wouldn't sell drugs in his community any longer. (Anthony Molyneaux)
A man crouches under a table as members of the gang and drugs task team in Cape Town raid the suspected drug house. (Anthony Molyneaux)
A metro police officer searches a dog kennel during a drug raid in Bonteheuwel in Cape Town on January 11 2019. (Anthony Molyneaux)
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