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A piece of paper containing traces of Mandrax (Methaqualone) found during a search by members of the Neighborhood Safety Team (NST) in a house where drugs would have been used in Bonteheuwel, on July 30, 2019, in Cape Town. - The NST is made up of trained law-enforcement officers whose focus is on enforcement interventions including stop-and-search operations, visible patrols and vehicle checkpoints. South Africa in July deployed some 1,300 soldiers to shore up the police forces which has been battling deadly gang violence ravaging the area. A new report on urban safety released by the South African Cities Network this year, showed Cape Town recorded the highest murder rates in the country at 69 people killed per 100,000 -- double the national average of rate recorded last year. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP) (Photo credit should read RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)