Question NW3520 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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14 December 2018 - NW3520

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Kohler-Barnard, Ms D to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What is the total number of convictions secured in each province for the (a) possession, (b) sale, (c) manufacture and (d) use of drugs (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16, (cc) 2016-17 and (dd) 2017-18 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018?

Reply:

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development informed me that, according to the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS), the only reported matters are when a guilty verdict was imposed. The information is tabulated below according to each financial year.

A. 2014/15:

Region

Dealing with Drugs

Possession of Drugs

Total

Eastern Cape

932

5 709

6 641

Free State

368

1 983

2 351

Gauteng

978

7 216

8 194

Kwa-Zulu Natal

377

16 329

16 706

Limpopo

76

802

878

Mpumalanga

442

1 151

1 593

North West

123

450

573

Northern Cape

175

769

944

Western Cape

1 397

22 552

23 949

Grand Total

4 868

56 961

61 829

B. 2015/16:

Region

Allowing sale; use or possession of drugs on premises in contravention of any law

Dealing in Drugs

Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant

Possession/Use of Drugs

Total

Eastern Cape

30

654

8

5 169

5 861

Free State

1

179

3

2 204

2 387

Gauteng

4

540

 

5 546

6 090

Kwa-Zulu Natal

26

212

43

15 395

15 676

Limpopo

 

46

2

793

841

Mpumalanga

1

481

9

1 679

2 170

North West

2

72

2

440

516

Northern Cape

 

133

1

927

1 061

Western Cape

2

870

2

21 714

22 588

Grand Total

66

3 187

70

53 867

57 190

C. 2016/17:

Region

Dealing with Drugs

Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant

Possession/Use of Drugs

Total

Eastern Cape

287

1

3 092

3 380

Free State

201

 

1 040

1241

Gauteng

574

2

5 847

6 423

Kwa-Zulu Natal

526

9

11 018

11 553

Limpopo

67

1

786

854

Mpumalanga

442

1

1 568

2 011

North West

147

 

847

994

Northern Cape

118

 

386

504

Western Cape

530

7

13 406

13 943

Grand Total

2 892

21

37 990

40 903

D. 2017/18:

Region

Dealing in Drugs

Possession or Use of Drugs

Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant

Grand Total

Eastern Cape

395

3 952

8

4 355

Free State

235

1717

2

1 954

Gauteng

611

6 030

7

6 648

Kwa-Zulu Natal

515

13 067

54

13 636

Limpopo

45

721

1

767

Mpumalanga

522

1 558

3

2 083

North West

115

947

 

1 062

Northern Cape

141

737

 

878

Western Cape

567

16 954

31

17 552

Grand Total

3 146

45 683

106

48 935

E. 1 April 2018 – September 2018:

Region

Dealing with Drugs

Possession or Use of Drugs

Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant

Total

Eastern Cape

120

1 411

2

1 533

Free State

84

724

 

808

Gauteng

179

2 848

2

3 029

Kwa-Zulu Natal

92

4 924

46

5 062

Limpopo

21

216

 

237

Mpumalanga

164

560

1

725

North West

28

339

 

367

Northern Cape

33

295

1

329

Western Cape

209

5 970

28

6 207

Grand Total

930

17 287

80

18 297

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