How the Green Scorpions pounced:

There are 2 280 EMIs across SA They inspected 4 379 facilities, up from 3 687 in 2015/16; the total number of non-compliances was 1 462 There were 1 092 arrests Criminal dockets handed to NPA rose from 293 in 2015/16 to 416 in 2016/17

Convictions have climbed from 52 in 2015/16 to 76 in 2016/17