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Shadows and Green: Unpacking a Fisantekraal Dagga Bust and Cape Town’s Urban Policing Struggles

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On August 9, 2025, Cape Town Metro Police made a big drug bust in Fisantekraal, finding nearly 3.5 kilograms of dagga and arresting many people that week. This raid shows how the city is fighting hard against drugs, but also struggles with keeping communities safe and working with justice systems that sometimes fail. Behind the numbers are real stories of families and neighborhoods caught between hope and hardship. Cape Town’s battle against drugs is a tough, ongoing fight where police and citizens must work together to bring safety and peace to their streets.

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Shadows on Strand Street: Drug Enforcement and Urban Realities in Cape Town’s CBD

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In Cape Town’s busy city center, police work hard every day to fight drug crime. They watch closely, use cameras, and team up with special groups to catch people dealing drugs. Chases and arrests on streets like Strand show how tense and dangerous this work can be. But police alone can’t fix everything—city leaders and communities must also come together to make the streets safer and help those caught in the cycle of addiction and poverty. Through teamwork and care, Cape Town hopes to turn its troubled places into brighter, safer spaces.