Police Oversight and Community Safety:
In relation to incidents of human trafficking in the Western Cape:
(1) How many cases were recorded in (a) 2018/19, (b) 2019/20, (c) 2020/21, (d) 2021/22 and (e) 2022/23 to date;
(2) of those cases recorded in (1), (a) how many of the victims have been found and (b) how many of the investigations resulted in successful convictions;
(3) are there any specific initiatives dedicated to the prevention of human traffic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
This is the mandate of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation. The question must be directed to the National Head: DPCI.
The question should be posed to the National Head: DPCI by the member.