{"id":145814,"date":"2017-03-01T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/145814\/mimosa-park-drug-awareness-campaign\/"},"modified":"2017-03-01T07:32:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T05:32:11","slug":"mimosa-park-drug-awareness-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/03\/01\/mimosa-park-drug-awareness-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Police, organisations educate community about drugs in Mimosa Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was all about educating the community last Saturday during a substance and drug abuse awareness campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Elsburg SAPS Social Crime Prevention, the Elsburg CPF, Victim Empowerment, the EMPD and the Department of Social Development, took to the streets of Mimosa Park.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145822\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-145822\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/02\/IMG-20170225-WA0038-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Community visited door-to-door.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pamphlets regarding the dangers of substance abuse and drugs were distributed to the community during the door-to-door campaign.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145823\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-145823\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/02\/IMG-20170225-WA0040-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Community educated about drugs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe awareness campaign was initiated after a number of cases of crime were reported, allegedly committed by youth from the area when people leave their homes to go to work or go out,\u201d said Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/144948\/woman-nabbed-drugs-seized-in-delville-house-raid\/\">Woman nabbed, drugs seized in Delville house raid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/144940\/suspected-drug-supplier-arrested-r1-2-m-in-drugs-seized\/\">Suspected drug supplier arrested, R1.2-m in drugs seized<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div 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