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How the lords of drugtown operate

The News' reliable source from Sivewright Street tells of how drug dealers are warned by corrupt police officers minutes before a raid.

It would seem that all roads lead to Sivewright Street as drugs slowly are taking over the community, one dealer at a time. But how do they do it?

After an in-depth conversation with Mr Luckycharm, a trusty source, the news could not help but see a pattern of organised crime, quite Mafia-like.

He claimed Nigerian nationals of Sivewright Street form committees where they plot how to take over the town.

A chairperson is in charge of the committee and will protect all the leaders of the pack.

It is alleged that they use a petty cash system that comes in handy when bribes need to be paid or the services of an attorney are required.

Every house and block of flats have a representative on the so-called board.

As most of the drug dealers in Sivewright have a business on the side, the committee will meet at local clubs every month to discuss business.

It also is alleged that corrupt police officers would complain to the committee when Sivewright wheelers and dealers get out of hand, and so they are protected.

The most important information the news received from its most trustworthy source was that police dockets are for sale.

He recalled an incident while standing with a dealer the latter got a phone call from the police station to warn him about a raid due to take place. The dealer simply replied, “I’ll pay you later”.

And just like that Sivewright was evacuated – for the time being.

After a bust some time ago, one of the dealers who was caught with a big stash of drugs, simply laughed and said to Mr Luckycharm, “R5 000 and that docket disappears”.

It would seem some prosecutors are on these committee members’ payroll as one cannot help but wonder about all the dockets disappearing in court.

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