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SAPS DOG SERVICES PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY
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SAPS DOG SERVICES
PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY
OVERVIEW
PRIMARYFUNCTIONS OF SAPS DOG SERVICES
DISCIPLINES OF DOGS CAPACITY OF SAPS DOG SERVICES PROVINCES CAPACITY SUCCESSES APRIL 2007 TO APRIL
2008 CHALLENGES
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
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
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
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
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)
Narcotic Detection Dogs detection of narcotics.
(Training period : 135 days)
Sheep Dogs stock theft cases.
(Training period : 135 days)
DISCIPLINES OF DOGS
Protected Species Dogs
Detection of rhino horn, ivory, abalone and crayfish.
(Training period : 135 days)
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)
DISCIPLINE OF DOGS
Search and Rescue Dogs
used in disaster and crime scenes (Training period : 150 days)
DISCIPLINE OF DOGS
• Carcass & Hide Dogs search for livestock products, such as sheepskin and meat (Training period : 135 days)
DISCIPLINE OF DOGS
Biological Body Fluids Detection Dogs detection of human blood and semen
(Training period : 152 days)
CAPACITY OF SAPS DOG SERVICES
TOTAL NUMBER OF DOG UNITS 91
TOTAL NUMBER OF HANDLERS 1265
TOTAL NUMBER OF DOGS 1099
PROVINCES CAPACITY EASTERN CAPE
TOTAL DOG UNITS 10TOTAL HANDLERS 168TOTAL DOGS 129
FREE STATETOTAL DOG UNITS 8TOTAL HANDLERS 75TOTAL DOGS 71
PROVINCES CAPACITY GAUTENG
TOTAL DOG UNITS 10TOTAL HANDLERS 211TOTAL DOGS 194
KWAZULU-NATALTOTAL DOG UNITS 13TOTAL HANDLERS 267TOTAL DOGS 171
PROVINCES CAPACITY LIMPOPO
TOTAL DOG UNITS 8TOTAL HANDLERS 68TOTAL DOGS 59
MPUMALANGATOTAL DOG UNITS 8TOTAL HANDLERS 58TOTAL DOGS 71
PROVINCES CAPACITY NORTHERN CAPE
TOTAL DOG UNITS 6TOTAL HANDLERS 57TOTAL DOGS 55
NORTH WESTTOTAL DOG UNITS 9TOTAL HANDLERS 76TOTAL DOGS 72
PROVINCES CAPACITY WESTERN CAPE
TOTAL DOG UNITS 11TOTAL HANDLERS 172TOTAL DOGS 170
PORTS OF ENTRYTOTAL DOG UNITS 8 (eg OR Tambo)TOTAL HANDLERS 113TOTAL DOGS 111
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
CHALLENGES
CAPACITY
Basic policingMajor events2009 General Elections and Federation Cup2010 Word Cup
CHALLENGES CAPACITY
Handlers and dogsVehicles and equipment
TRAINING FOR SARPCCO AND NAPAD
ANIMAL HEALTH
THANK YOU
