#sapsHQ [WOMEN IN POLICING] #SAPS celebrates its women: meet the first female Divisional Commissioner for Detectives and Forensic Science Laboratories. Lieutenant General HK Senthumule is the Divisional Commissioner: Detective and Forensic Services with 26 years' in law enforcement which include environments such as Civilian Intelligence, NICOC, SAPS Crime Intelligence and DPCI #Hawks.
As the Divisional Commissioner: Detective and Forensic Services, she is responsible for the following competencies within SAPS: Crime Investigation Service (General Detectives), Commercial Crime Investigations, Serious Violent Crime Investigations, Organised Crime Investigations, Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS), Criminal Records and Crime Scene Management, Forensic Science Laboratories and Quality Management Component.
Under her leadership, despite capacity constraints, the following successes were achieved:
Over 70 000 convictions which include 2107 LIFE sentences from 1 435 accused persons.
Sheโs also led Organised Crime Investigations Take Downs which led to the arrest of suspects, recovery of drugs as well as the recovery of clandestine laboratories. She was part of a team appointed by the then DNC Policing Lt Gen Masemola to lead the efforts aimed at curbing #CITRobberies.
She has overseen the destruction of over R1 BILLION worth of drugs from different provinces which are inclusive of R10 MILLION from Vredenburg, R200 MILLION in Durban Harbour, R65 MILLION from Gqeberha. #WomenInPolicing #WomensMonth ME
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