More than 15 rugby teams of people are arrested every week in drug related crimes, in the Gauteng province, according to a media statement released by Drug Watch, an anti-drug organisation.
The Drug Watch initiative has confiscated R4 million worth of drugs , since it's launch in June last year, almost equaling the salary of the president of the United States, Pres. Barack Obama.
“The majority of these arrests were made following tip-offs from members of the public," says Gauteng police spokesman, Brigadier Neville Malila.
Head of Crime Line, Yusuf Abramjee explains that aid of the aid of the community to the police “make it uncomfortable for drug dealers and manufacturers to continue holding the public at ransom.”
Below is an info graphic displaying the weekly number drug related arrests made in Gauteng-areas, which will hamper illegal drug activity in the province.
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