# The DA has criticised the police for sidelining its K9 units while gang and drug violence escalates on the Cape Flats. The DA’s Nicholas Gotsell revealed only one narcotics sniffer dog is active across Cape Town while six medically fit dogs await training, with no scheduled courses. He says that the party demands urgent action from provincial Police commissioner Thembisile Patekile to deploy the dogs and prioritise their crime-fighting capabilities:
DA slams SAPS for sidelining K9 units amid Cape Flats crime surge [SOUND]
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