SAPS DOG SERVICES PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOR SA

1. SAPS DOG SERVICES PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY

2. OVERVIEW • PRIMARYFUNCTIONS OF SAPS DOG SERVICES • DISCIPLINES OF DOGS • CAPACITY OF SAPS DOG SERVICES • PROVINCES CAPACITY • SUCCESSES APRIL 2007 TO APRIL 2008 • CHALLENGES

3. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS SAPS DOG SERVICES • Crime Prevention Operations • Static Roadblocks • Vehicle control points • Bomb threats • Suspicious parcels and vehicles • All explosives clearance • Follow up all information on Narcotics • Visible patrol on access and exit routes from and to high crime areas • Searching of venues for fire-arms / explosives

4. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS SAPS DOG SERVICES • CRIME COMBATTING :- • Attend to serious crime scenes and utilization of dogs:- • Tracing of fleeing suspects • Apprehension of suspects of a serious crime in progress

5. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS SAPS DOG SERVICES • CRIME INVESTIGATION • Murder and rape cases • Samples collected pointed out by dog (blood and semen) • Searching of missing persons • Recovery of drownings • Recovery of corpses – shallow graves

6. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS SAPS DOG SERVICES • Follow up on information on drug syndicates • Searching houses, vehicles, containers, baggages • Follow up on information on fire-arms / explosives

7. DISCIPLINES OF DOGS • Explosives Detection Dogs detection of firearms and explosives. (Training period : 135 days) • Patrol Dogs Crime prevention Apprehension of suspects. (Training period : 120 days)

8. Narcotic Detection Dogs detection of narcotics. (Training period : 135 days) • Sheep Dogs stock theft cases. (Training period : 135 days)

9. DISCIPLINES OF DOGS • Protected Species Dogs Detection of rhino horn, ivory, abalone and crayfish. (Training period : 135 days)

10. DISCIPLINES OF DOGS • Fire Investigation Dogs detection of petrol/diesel to ignite the fire (Training period : 135 days) • Tracker Dogs Human scented trails. (Training period : 142 days)

11. DISCIPLINE OF DOGS • Search and Rescue Dogs used in disaster and crime scenes (Training period : 150 days)

12. DISCIPLINE OF DOGS • Carcass & Hide Dogs • search for livestock products, such as sheepskin and meat • (Training period : 135 days)

13. DISCIPLINE OF DOGS • Biological Body Fluids Detection Dogsdetection of human blood and semen (Training period : 152 days)

14. CAPACITY OF SAPS DOG SERVICES • TOTAL NUMBER OF DOG UNITS 91 • TOTAL NUMBER OF HANDLERS 1265 • TOTAL NUMBER OF DOGS 1099

15. PROVINCES CAPACITY • EASTERN CAPE TOTAL DOG UNITS 10 TOTAL HANDLERS 168 TOTAL DOGS 129 • FREE STATE TOTAL DOG UNITS 8 TOTAL HANDLERS 75 TOTAL DOGS 71

16. PROVINCES CAPACITY • GAUTENG TOTAL DOG UNITS 10 TOTAL HANDLERS 211 TOTAL DOGS 194 • KWAZULU-NATAL TOTAL DOG UNITS 13 TOTAL HANDLERS 267 TOTAL DOGS 171

17. PROVINCES CAPACITY • LIMPOPO TOTAL DOG UNITS 8 TOTAL HANDLERS 68 TOTAL DOGS 59 • MPUMALANGA TOTAL DOG UNITS 8 TOTAL HANDLERS 58 TOTAL DOGS 71

18. PROVINCES CAPACITY • NORTHERN CAPE TOTAL DOG UNITS 6 TOTAL HANDLERS 57 TOTAL DOGS 55 • NORTH WEST TOTAL DOG UNITS 9 TOTAL HANDLERS 76 TOTAL DOGS 72

19. PROVINCES CAPACITY • WESTERN CAPE TOTAL DOG UNITS 11 TOTAL HANDLERS 172 TOTAL DOGS 170 • PORTS OF ENTRY TOTAL DOG UNITS 8 (eg OR Tambo) TOTAL HANDLERS 113 TOTAL DOGS 111

20. SUCCESSES APRIL 2007 TO APRIL 2008 • TOTAL NUMBER OF ARRESTS 63 215 • VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED R11 969 824 136 • VALUE OF NARCOTICS RECOVERED R13 389 181 699 • VALUE OF PROTECTED SPECIES RECOVERED R39 798 926 • NUMBER OF FIREARMS RECOVERED 1351 • NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ATTENDED 193 688 • NUMBER OF SEARCHES 5 491 710 • NUMBER OF CASES FOR INVESTIGATION 47 045 • UNITS PROTECTED SPECIES RECOVERED 851 050

21. CHALLENGES • CAPACITY Basic policing Major events 2009 General Elections and Federation Cup 2010 Word Cup

22. CHALLENGES • CAPACITY Handlers and dogs Vehicles and equipment • TRAINING FOR SARPCCO AND NAPAD • ANIMAL HEALTH

23. THANK YOU