student constables

Warrant Officer Sander explains that narcotics identification training and guidelines are provided to student constables and the courses progress beyond that level; students are taught not to touch substances as they react in specific ways.

“I have sight of the basic narcotics identification programme, which is presented to the student constables, and then there is the basic narcotics identification course, and then the courses go up from there. I have sight of it. And, as Commissioner has asked now, the guidelines on handling and touching those substances are taught to the students. Do not touch it, it does this, it reacts with you like this, these are uppers, these are downers, and the hazards of this stuff go with them.”