Question NW1670 to the Minister of Police
24 August 2017 - NW1670
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
How many drug-busting operations were conducted by the (a) SA Police Service and/or (b) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation at the (i) Ikamvelihle, (ii) Mtontsasa, (iii) Storms River, (iv) Thornhill, (v) Motherwell, (vi) Cookhouse, (vii) Alexandria in the Cacadu district and (viii) Tsolo police stations in the Eastern Cape in each of the past 10 financial years?
Reply:
a) The total number of operations targeting illicit drugs conducted, during the specified period, by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape is as follows:
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NUMBER OF OPERATIONS TARGETING ILLICIT DRUGS CONDUCTED AT THE STIPULATED STATIONS IN THE EASTERN CAPE |
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STATION NAME |
2009 / 2010 |
2010/2011 |
2011/ 2012 |
2012/ 2013 |
2013/ 2014 |
2014/ 2015 |
2015/ 2016 |
2016/ 2017 |
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(i) Ikamvelihle |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
48 |
44 |
100 |
32 |
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(ii) Mtontsasa |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
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(iii) Storms River |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
(iv) Thornhill |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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(v) Motherwell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
9 |
0 |
14 |
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(vi) Cookhouse |
36 |
31 |
36 |
24 |
28 |
32 |
34 |
26 |
|
(vii) Alexandria |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
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(viii) Tsolo |
0 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
(b) The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) was established in 2009 under SA Police Service Amendment Act 57 of 2008, as amended SAPS 10 of 2012, the reply provided is, therefore, a consolidation of the last eight financial years.
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NUMBER OF OPERATIONS TARGETING ILLICIT DRUGS CONDUCTED AT THE STIPULATED STATIONS IN THE EASTERN CAPE BY DPCI |
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STATION NAME |
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(i) Ikamvelihle |
0 |
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(ii) Mtontsasa |
0 |
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(iii) Storms River |
0 |
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(vi) Thornhill |
0 |
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(v) Motherwell |
0 |
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(vi) Cookhouse |
0 |
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(vii) Alexandria |
0 |
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(viii) Tsolo |
0 |