"It's very possible that perpetrators know the police won't be able to detain them because they no longer have this tool and have no means of detaining them.
"They know it is very difficult for the police to detect and arrest them. It is also challenging for the Attorney-General's Chambers to prosecute them based on the type of evidence needed to bring them to court," he added.
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