Question NW1678 to the Minister of Police

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24 August 2017 - NW1678

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Cassim, Mr Y 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) Apel, (ii) Maleboho, (iii) Rust de Winter, (iv) Burgersfort, (v) Tshamutumbu, (vi) Zebediela, (vii) Motetema and (viii) Bela-Bela police stations in Limpopo 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 Limpopo is as follows:

NUMBER OF OPERATIONS TARGETING ILLICIT DRUGS CONDUCTED AT THE STIPULATED STATIONS IN LIMPOPO

STATION NAME

2007 / 2008

2008 / 2009

2009 / 2010

2010/2011

2011/ 2012

2012/ 2013

2013/ 2014

2014/ 2015

2015/ 2016

2016/ 2017

(i) Apel

18

16

200

261

224

216

249

265

160

173

(ii) Maleboho

12

9

120

270

206

309

306

338

372

300

(iii) Rust de Winter

6

4

162

214

228

472

596

99

22

51

(iv) Burgersfort

385

338

429

506

577

476

445

362

349

308

(v) Tshamutumbu

167

11

264

484

350

397

434

697

708

634

(vi) Zebediela

27

94

275

202

241

237

242

188

279

307

(vii) Motetema

18

67

391

762

538

304

427

366

278

227

(viii) Bela-Bela

446

413

433

336

331

481

557

596

259

84

(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.

NUMBER OF OPERATIONS TARGETING ILLICIT DRUGS CONDUCTED AT THE STIPULATED STATIONS BY DPCI

STATION NAME

 

(i) Apel

0

(ii) Maleboho

0

(iii) Rust de Winter

0

(iv) Burgersfort

0

(v) Tshamutumbu

0

(vi) Zebediela

1

(vii) Motetema

0

(viii) Bela-Bela

1

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