New crime-fighting units established
JOBURG – New units will deal with drugs and illegal firearms.
The Portfolio Committee on Police had welcomed President Jacob Zuma’s announcement regarding the establishment of two new crime-fighting units which would fall under the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation).
The Committee believed the establishment of the two specialised units would assist in fighting organised crime. The new units will deal with drugs and illegal firearms.
Committee chairperson, Francois Beukman, explained in the statement that the President’s announcement is in keeping with the kind of the police service and crime-fighting efforts envisaged in the National Development Plan (NDP) and is in line with the back-to-basics strategy.
Making this announcement during his reply to the State of the Nation Address debate, President Zuma said, “As part of the back-to-basics strategy the Ministry of Police will establish special units to deal with drugs and related transgressions and transnational crimes, as well as violence and proliferation of firearms in our society.”
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