The Mitchell's Plain Township in Cape Town, South Africa.

I have just spent a week in Cape Town with Sun reporter Oliver Harvey to document crime ahead of the World Cup in South Africa. We visited a rehab centre and met some ex gangsters and former drug dealers who offered to take us into the Township of Mitchell’s Plain so we could meet some of the locals. In fear of getting mugged I left all my cash and valuable items back at my hotel and then we drove to the hood with the former drug addicts, one was a mass murderer and former gang leader so I was a little nervous but felt very well protected! When we arrived at the township the lads prayed for our safety before taking us to see some men who were smoking mandrax and crystal meth. When the gang leader was high he whipped out his knife and told us how he mugs people for cash. Nice guy!
Later on in the week we were invited to join the city’s Metro cops on a busy Friday and Saturday night and we followed them as they raided various properties and found large amounts of drugs and arrested many gang members in the process.  Seeing the way these people live was shocking and a real eye opener but made some great pictures. The chief of police was quoted as saying he leads the hardest gang in Cape Town and after the things I witnessed I believe him!

'The Captain' of the Americans gang smoking a deadly mix of mandrax drugs with marijuana

A man prepares some crystal meth

A young women on crystal meth

The Captain shows off his knife and bullet holes on his stomach

Former drug dealer and gang leader Morgan Lakay who claims to have murdered 14 people and shot a gang leader in the head as he begged for mercy

Cape Town's armed Metro Police officers raid a property in the Woodstock area of Cape Town, South Africa

A man is searched for drugs

A young woman hides her head in shame as Metro Police officers find drugs hidden in the wall

Terrified children hold on to there mother as police raid there property for drugs

A man is arrested for drug offences

Drugs including Heroin and Tik found by Cape Town's Metro Police officers on Friday night in the Manenberg area of Cape Town