Community Safety
- What success has been achieved with Operation Thunder of the South African Police Service;
- whether this operation will be continued after the initial period of 90 days; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
2. The South African Police Service informed me as follows:
(1) Arrests
Total Arrests: 7239
Actions Executed
Disruptive Operations: 2144
Drug Operations: 1504
Sec 252A Drug & Liquor: 361
Search warrants executed: 1128
Tracing operations: 3585
Confiscations
Dagga (kg): 174.75
Cocaine (kg): 0.02
Tik (kg): 7.17
Heroine (kg): 1.72
MX Tablets: 11 550.00
Ammo: 2129
Fire arms: 138
(2) A decision with regards to the continuation of Operation Thunder will be taken by the National Commissioner of the South African Police Services after consultation with the Minister of Police.
