{"id":303662,"date":"2026-06-08T13:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=303662"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:48:54","slug":"police-recover-92-tik-straws-during-fisantekraal-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/police-recover-92-tik-straws-during-fisantekraal-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Police recover 92 tik straws during Fisantekraal operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saps.gov.za\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.saps.gov.za\/\">operation<\/a> by Durbanville SAPS and private security company Titanium Securitas led to the arrest of a suspected drug dealer and the recovery of drug-related items in Fisantekraal on Saturday 6 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Durbanville police station commander, Colonel Gonum Munsamy, officers conducted the operation in the Fisantekraal informal settlement 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