Residents of Mitchells Plain say they are fed up with the drug trade, gang rivalry and complicit cops.<\/p>\n
Cape Town in the Western Cape has become a major crime hub.<\/p>\n
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) said they will take the law into their own hands if the police fail to intervene.<\/p>\n
The meeting was attended by about 200 residents. It took place at the Freedom Park Community Hall\u00a0on Sunday to discuss ways to eradicate crime in their neighbourhood.<\/p>\n
The meeting followed the death of teenager Annestley Hartnick, 16, who was shot multiple times in front of his family\u2019s home on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
He was one of two people shot dead at the weekend.<\/p>\n
Pagad co-ordinator Mogamat Keraan said the community was tired of being held hostage by gangsterism.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will inform the police of the known drug houses and tell them if they don\u2019t do anything we will shut them down ourselves,\u201d said another Pagad member.<\/p>\n
The community will meet again on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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