{"id":10282,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/10282/?format=json","text_counter":95,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Ojode","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security","speaker":{"id":197,"legal_name":"Joshua Orwa Ojode","slug":"joshua-ojode"},"content":"Drug trafficking is an intricate matter with investigations taking a long time due to the complexities involved. It is considered to be a form of organized crime and its operations transcend the national boundaries, hence investigations take a long time to piece together available evidence to warrant prosecution. Consequently, it is not possible to give a possible timeline when the investigations will be concluded."}