Question NW1678 to the Minister of Police
24 August 2017 - NW1678
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 |
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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 |