Question NW939 to the Minister of Police
02 May 2018 - NW939
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Police
(1) What number of (a) poachers and (b) illegal immigrants were arrested by the SA Police Service (SAPS) members deployed in the Kruger National Park in each year since 1 January 2010; (2) what number of cases regarding (a) poachers and (b) illegal immigrants were referred to the SAPS by the (i) SA National Defence Force members deployed in the Kruger National Park and (ii) SA National Parks rangers at the Kruger National Park in each year since 1 January 2010; (3) what number of successful prosecutions resulted from the above-mentioned arrests?
Reply:
(1)
|
Year |
(1)(a) Number of Poachers Arrested |
(1)(b) |
South Africans |
|
2010 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
2011 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
2012 |
17 |
7 |
10 |
|
2013 |
33 |
12 |
21 |
|
2014 |
96 |
46 |
50 |
|
2015 |
134 |
67 |
67 |
|
2016 |
228 |
128 |
100 |
|
2017 |
141 |
50 |
91 |
|
2018 |
26 |
4 |
22 |
|
Total |
680 |
314 |
366 |
(2)(a)(i) None
Find here: (2)(a)(b)(ii)