Question NW1676 to the Minister of Police

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13 October 2017 - NW1676

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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) Nsuze, (ii) Ndumo, (iii) Paddock, (iv) Helpmekaar, (v) Umbumbulo, (vi) Thornville, (vii) Gowan Lea and (viii) Inchanga police stations in KwaZulu-Natal 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 KwaZulu-Natal is as follows:

NUMBER OF OPERATIONS TARGETING ILLICIT DRUGS CONDUCTED AT THE STIPULATED STATIONS IN KWAZULU-NATAL

STATION NAME

2007 / 2008

2008 / 2009

2009 / 2010

2010/2011

2011/ 2012

2012/ 2013

2013/ 2014

2014/ 2015

2015/ 2016

2016/ 2017

i) Nsuze

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

ii) Ndumo

29

46

54

71

70

37

20

24

12

8

iii) Paddock

330

326

316

287

217

209

161

106

42

10

iv) Helpmekaar

53

44

49

48

34

48

45

8

1

7

v) Umbumbulu

237

226

190

139

60

38

37

34

14

8

vi) Thornville

159

157

158

130

94

81

68

62

51

45

vii) Gowan Lea

125

144

141

205

241

113

55

52

24

0

viii) Inchanga

145

130

99

66

60

25

71

38

16

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.

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

STATION NAME

 

i) Nsuze

0

ii) Ndumo

0

iii) Paddock

2

iv) Helpmekaar

0

v) Umbumbulu

0

vi) Thornville

0

vii) Gowan Lea

0

viii) Inchanga

0

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