Drug raids: We�ve only just begun, top cop says

Lesetedi says the raids will continue and spread
Lesetedi says the raids will continue and spread

The past few weeks have been dominated by highly publicised live action raids of drug dens and an enhanced police presence in Gaborone and surrounding areas, as police tighten their grip on drug trafficking. Crime Intelligence boss, Nunu Lesetedi, has become the public face of the raids and he tells Mmegi Staffer, PINI BOTHOKO that the war has only just begun

Mmegi: What informed the latest raids and why now?

Lesetedi: We were concerned with the alarming rate of crime in general, especially in Gaborone.  One would say crime is rising and it has been mostly affecting the youth, something that challenged the police conduct an assessment of the factors influencing crime, hence the start of the recent raids. Through intelligence, we discovered that the majority of suspects, especially the youth, have started being violent, invading people’s homes day and night without fear. At times they went to the extent of assaulting people.

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