Community Safety
- How many drug-related arrests have been made in the province in the (i) 2015/16, (ii) 2016/17, (iii) 2017/18, (iv) 2018/19 and (v) 2019/20 financial years and (b) what is the rand value of the illicit substances confiscated by the SAPS over the last five financial years?
The South African Police Service informed me as follows:
11. (a) (i) 80 319
(ii) 98 808
(iii) 113 840
(iv) 75 537
(v) 54 601
(b) Rand value not available, only quantities of drugs seized.