Question NW2580 to the Minister of Police

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11 August 2015 - NW2580

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Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police

(1)On which dates were Operation Fiela operations carried out in the eThekwini Municipality, (b) on which areas were the specified operations focused and (c) what was the cost of each specified operation; (2) (a) how many persons (i) were arrested and (ii) have been charged following each operation and (b) for which offences in each case; (3) whether operations were conducted in the (a) Chatsworth and/or (b) Phoenix areas, both of which are known to be drug hotspots; if not, why not; if so, on which dates in each case?

Reply:

  1. (b) See Table 1 below.

(c) See Table 1 below.

 

2.(a)(i)(ii) See Table 1 below.

(b) See Table 1 below.

 

(3) (a) Yes;

(b) Yes, see Table 2 below.

TABLE 1

Seven (7) SAPS Clusters within eThekwini Municipality: Durban Central, Chatsworth, Brighton Beach, Pinetown, Phoenix, Umlazi and Inanda.

  1. CLUSTER

DURBAN CENTRAL

Date of Operation

2015/05/05 – 2015/05/06

Focus Area of Operation

Point

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No cost - members worked for time due

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of drugs

03

03

Trespassing

08

08

Date of Operation

2015/05/05 - 2015/05/06

Focus Area of Operation

Durban CBD & Taxi Ranks

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No costs – members worked flexi hours

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Illegal Foreign Nationals

36

36

Non Compliance 2nd Hand Goods Act

18

18

Date of Operation

2015/05/21 - 2015/05/22

Focus Area of Operation

Durban CBD & Taxi Ranks

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No costs – members worked flexi hours

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of drugs

02

02

Road traffic act

21

21

Illegal Foreign Nationals

09

09

Assault common

01

01

Malicious Damage to Property

01

01

Date of Operation

2015/05/28 – 2015/05/29

Focus Area of Operation

Durban CBD & Taxi Ranks

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No costs – members worked flexi hours

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of drugs

02

02

Illegal Foreign Nationals

07

07

Possessions of dangerous weapon

01

01

Date of Operation

2015/06/11 – 2015/06/12

Focus Area of Operation

Point

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No cost – members worked for time due

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of drugs

04

04

Trespassing

13

13

Date of Operation

2015/06/25

Focus Area of Operation

Durban CBD & Taxi Ranks

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No costs – members worked flexi hours

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of drugs

02

02

Illegal Foreign Nationals

09

09

Date of Operation

2015/07/17

Focus Area of Operation

Durban CBD & Taxi Ranks

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No costs – members worked flexi hours

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of drugs

01

01

Wanted for the possession and or use of depended producing substances (Max ID)

04

04

Date of Operation

2015/07/23 - 2015/07/24

Focus Area of Operation

Point

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No cost – members worked for time due

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of drugs

02

02

Illegal Foreign Nationals

11

11

Contravention Regulation 26 Sub Section 88(e) of Local Authorities Act, Act 19 of 1974.

Loitering for the purpose of Prostitution

06

06

  1. CLUSTER

CHATSWORTH

Date of Operation

2015/05/08

2015/05/14

2015/05/15

2015/05/20

2015/06/05

2015/06/08

2015/06/19

2015/07/03

Focus Area of Operation

2015/05/08 (Bayview, Bellair, Mariannhill)

2015/05/14 (Lamontville)

2015/05/15 (Bellair)

2015/05/20 (Chatsworth)

2015/06/05 (Bellair)

2015/06/08 (Bellair)

2015/06/19 (Bellair)

2015/07/03 (Chatsworth)

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

Bayview: R48 000-00

Bellair: R50 250-00

Chatsworth: R49 000-00

Kwandengezi: R32 250-00

Lamontville: R54 500-00

Mariannhill: R64 250-00

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Bayview (2015/05/08)

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

01

01

Possession of dagga

01

01

Dealing in liquor

02

02

Illegal Foreign Nationals

12

12

Mariannhill (2015/05/08)

Illegal Foreign Nationals

56

56

Bellair (2015/05/08)

House Breaking and Theft

01

01

Bellair (2015/05/14)

Assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm

02

02

Possession of Drugs

04

04

Lamontville (2015/05/14)

Illegal Foreign Nationals

03

03

Possession of dagga

01

01

Dealing in liquor

01

01

Bellair (2015/06/05)

Possession of drugs

02

02

Possession of suspected Stolen Property (Sect 36 of the Criminal Procedure Act, Act 51 of 1977)

03

03

Bellair (2015/06/08)

Possession of drugs

02

02

Bellair (2015/06/19)

Possession of drugs

02

02

Chatsworth (2015/05/20)

Possession of cocaine

02

02

Possession of heroine

03

03

Possession of dagga

01

01

Possession of rock cocaine

01

01

Possession of dangerous weapons

01

01

Illegal Foreign Nationals

02

02

Chatsworth (2015/07/03)

Contravention of Section 2 of the Camping Act, Act 57/2003

75

75

  1. CLUSTER

BRIGHTON BEACH

Date of Operation

2015/06/27

Focus Area of Operation

Wentworth

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

R 87 385.86

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Dealing in dagga

01

01

Possession of dagga

02

02

  1. CLUSTER

PINETOWN

Date of Operation

2015/07/10

Focus Area of Operation

Pinetown

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No cost to the State. All members worked normal hours.

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of dagga

04

04

Possession of woonga

01

01

Possession of heroin

01

01

Theft

01

01

Illegal Foreign Nationals

05

05

Drinking in public

01

01

Urinating in public

01

01

  1. CLUSTER

PHOENIX CLUSTER

Date of Operation

2015/05/12

Focus Area of Operation

Phoenix, Tongaat, Verulam

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No cost to the State. All members worked normal hours.

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of dagga

03

03

Date of Operation

2015/06/02

Focus Area of Operation

Phoenix, Tongaat, Verulam

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

No cost to the State. All members worked normal hours.

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of dagga

01

01

Possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition

01

01

Possession of heroin

01

01

Possession of illegal cigarettes

01

01

  1. CLUSTER

UMLAZI CLUSTER

Date of Operation

2015-04-30

2015-05-08

2015-05-29

2015-06-13

2015-07-03

2015-07-09/10

2015-07-17

2015-07-23

Focus Area of Operation

  1. Umlazi Glebe lands hostel and Umlazi

sections;

  1. Isipingo CBD, Malukazi and Prospecton;

(iii) Kwamakhutha areas;

(iv) Folweni areas;

(v) Amanzimtoti areas, Umbumbulu Areas, Umkomaas and Bhekithemba SAPS areas Ngonyameni and Umlazi sections

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

Operations are conducted utilizing members on duty with no additional cost to the State.

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of Unlicensed Firearm

03

03

Kidnapping

05

05

Illegal Foreign Nationals

54

54

Possession of Dagga

15

15

Dealing in liquor without license

24

24

Assault with the intend to cause grievous bodily harm

33

33

House breaking and theft

06

06

Theft

10

10

Armed Robbery

04

04

Attempted Murder

03

03

Possession of Dangerous weapon

03

03

Drunken Driving

09

09

Murder

04

04

Contravention of the National Road Traffic Act, Act 93 of 1996

12

12

Malicious damage to property

02

02

Contravention of Section 11 of the eThekwini Municipality Informal Trading By Law, 2014

08

08

  1. CLUSTER

INANDA CLUSTER

Date of Operation

2015-05-01 18:00 TO 02:00

Focus Area of Operation

Inanda and KwaMashu

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

+- R260 000

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of Dagga

19

19

Illegal Foreign Nationals

04

04

Reckless and Negligent Driving

02

02

Dealing in Liquor

06

06

Use of Vehicle without owner’s consent

01

01

Possession of Dangerous Weapons

04

04

Date of Operation

2015-05-16 20:00 to 04:00

Focus Area of Operation

Inanda and KwaMashu

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

+- R150 000

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of Dagga

04

04

Dealing in Liquor

06

06

Possession of Dangerous Weapons

02

02

Date of Operation

2015-07-17 20:00 TO 04:00

Focus Area of Operation

Inanda and KwaMashu

Estimate Cost of Operation

(Including external role players cost)

+- R50 000

 

Arrests

Offence

Number of arrests

Number of persons charged

Possession of Dagga

01

01

Dealing in Liquor

06

06

Illegal Foreign Nationals

02

02

Drunken Driving

02

02

TABLE 2

CLUSTER

CHATSWORTH

Date(s) of Operation

2015/05/08

 

2015/06/20

 

2015/06/03

CLUSTER

PHOENIX

Date(s) of Operation

2015/05/12

 

2015/06/02

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