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ActionSA leaders march to Jabulani Police Station. Photo: ActionSA/ Facebook

ActionSA demands officers in cahoots with drug dealers dealt with

Mashaba said ActionSA asked that police improve visibility, arrest drug dealers and probe officers who are in cahoots with drug dealers.

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ActionSA leaders march to Jabulani Police Station. Photo: ActionSA/ Facebook

ActionSA confronted Jabulani SAPS head-on following an allegation of a spike in drug abuse allegedly peddled by officers working with drug dealers in the community of Soweto, south of Johannesburg.

ACTIONSA HANDS OVER A MEMORANDUM TO THE SAPS


Today, Thursday, 4 May, party President Herman Mashaba handed over a memorandum of demand to the Jabulani Police Station, Soweto, demanding action over drug abuse in the community, and the unlawful arrest of a whistle-blower in the community.


“For too long our communities have been left defenceless to the scourge of drug abuse while our political leaders stand by and do nothing.”

Mashaba

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HERMAN MASHABA ON FIGHTING DRUGS IN THE COMMUNITIES

“ActionSA, a party committed to the rule of law, is dedicated to fighting drugs and restoring safety in our communities,” the party leader added.

Alongside National Director for Operations, John Moodey, Gauteng Provincial Chairperson, Funzi Ngobeni, Johannesburg Regional Chairperson, Emma More, and ActionSA activists, Mashaba marched to the Jabulani Police Station after a senior citizen Zodwa Nhlabathi was arrested for raising alarm about drug abuse.

“Despite a pending case by Nhlabathi to have the culprits selling drugs arrested, she was arrested after the culprits laid charges of harassment against Nhlabathi,” he said.

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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba meets and delivers the memorandum to the Jabulani Police Station head. Photo: ActionSA/ Facebook

DEMANDS FOR JABULANI POLICE STATION

At the Jabulani Police Station, Mashaba said they asked that Police improve police visibility, arrest drug dealers selling drugs in broad daylight and investigate police officers who are in cahoots with drug dealers.

“ActionSA stands firm against any form of drug abuse as our families have been traumatised by the scourge. No country can thrive while criminals are able to operate freely, and ActionSA is committed to turning this situation around,” Mashaba asserted.