Police Oversight and Community Safety
Question by:
Hon Benedicta van Minnen
Answered by:
Hon Anroux Marais
Question Number:
12
Question Body:
In relation to the prevalence of illegal drug houses in the province:
- How many drug houses have been identified in the province to date, (b) what measures are in place to prevent the re-establishment of drug houses after raids, (c) how many (i) arrests, (ii) prosecutions and (iii) convictions have resulted from operations tar-geting drug houses in the past two years, (d) what challenges, if any, has her Department identified in successfully prosecuting individuals linked to drug houses and (e) what strategies are being implemented to reduce the overall number of drug houses in the province?
Answer Body:
The question was posed to SAPS for reply; however, no response has been received from SAPS. The reply will be submitted as soon as SAPS submit the response.
Date:
Friday, April 17, 2026
