Question NW1675 to the Minister of Police
13 October 2017 - NW1675
Brauteseth, Mr TJ 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) Protea Glen, (ii) Edenvale, (iii) Eersterust, (iv) Boipatong, (v) Vosloosrus, (vi) Primrose, (vii) Diepkloof and (viii) Silverton police stations in Gauteng 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 Gauteng is as follows:
NUMBER OF OPERATIONS TARGETING ILLICIT DRUGS CONDUCTED AT THE STIPULATED STATIONS IN GAUTENG |
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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) Protea Glen |
133 |
77 |
105 |
43 |
342 |
371 |
354 |
208 |
52 |
9 |
ii) Edenvale |
96 |
72 |
64 |
273 |
433 |
86 |
97 |
75 |
65 |
82 |
iii) Eersterust |
295 |
323 |
347 |
404 |
360 |
433 |
730 |
323 |
274 |
181 |
iv) Boipatong |
365 |
366 |
388 |
374 |
372 |
370 |
394 |
209 |
579 |
15 |
v) Vosloorus |
440 |
505 |
508 |
336 |
308 |
339 |
365 |
272 |
16 |
147 |
vi) Primrose |
48 |
62 |
792 |
632 |
825 |
862 |
771 |
262 |
43 |
105 |
vii) Diepkloof |
111 |
95 |
73 |
87 |
131 |
233 |
289 |
62 |
44 |
139 |
viii) Silverton |
60 |
45 |
87 |
175 |
435 |
706 |
414 |
234 |
84 |
32 |
(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) Protea Glen |
2 |
ii) Edenvale |
8 |
iii) Eersterust |
1 |
iv) Boipatong |
2 |
v) Vosloorus |
0 |
vi) Primrose |
9 |
vii) Diepkloof |
5 |
viii) Silverton |
4 |