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Edenvale youth stand up against drugs
The march was organised by the head of the Edenvale SAPS Social Crime Prevention Unit, Sergeant Jacob Mashile and the Edenvale Youth Desk.
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Youth Day saw Edenvale youngsters take to the streets to create awareness of teen drug abuse.
The march was organised by the head of the Edenvale SAPS Social Crime Prevention Unit, Sergeant Jacob Mashile and the Edenvale Youth Desk.
Captain Jean Olckers, spokesperson of the Edenvale SAPS, said during the march EMPD members and private security officers also searched suspected shops for drugs.
The march took the group 2.5km through Edenvale.
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