WATCH | Richards Bay residents chase drug dealers from CBD after murder

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Angry Richards Bay community members took the law into their own hands on Thursday morning following the murder of a well-known bus driver.

A burnt out vehicle at the Richards Bay SMME Park, opposite Taxi City, after community members set it alight on ThursdayAngry Richards Bay residents took the law into their own hands on Thursday morning following the murder of a popular bus driver.

The central business district of the northern KwaZulu-Natal coastal town was plunged into chaos as community members stormed the SMME Park, opposite the taxi rank, where they proceeded to stone a building and nightclub which is understood to be a popular hangout for drug dealers and substance abusers.

Provincial police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala confirmed that police had been deployed to restore calm to the area. It is understood that members of the public order police used stun grenades and teargas to disperse hundreds of protesters. [WATCH] Community storm an area where drug dealers are known to have been operating in the Richards Bay, northern KZN. Their anger is believed to be fueled by the murder of a bus driver who was stabbed and robbed by alleged substance users on Wednesday.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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