Top cop pledges to combat drug dens and safeguard the youth

NATIONAL Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has vowed to crack down on drug dens and Lolly lounges in Westbury and other drug-infested neighbourhoods in the province.

- SIYABONGA SITHOLE

“Lolly lounges must be closed down because most of the children who should be in school are spending their time smoking whatever they are smoking there when they should be in school,” Masemola told members of the media yesterday.

This comes as Masemola visited the Sophiatown police station yesterday following the deaths of two teenagers, who died after being shot by their alleged gang rivals.

According to a police report, seven teenagers aged 14 to 19 were ambushed by four others who opened fire on them while they were on the veranda of a house in the area.