Boots sweeps through Central District
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Police say the raids exposed Mahalapye as a “hub of dagga” in the Central District, with users becoming so daring as to openly smoke the illegal drug even in the presence of police patrols. The village, according to investigations, is supplied through smuggling over the Martin’s Drift border.
Yesterday, crime intelligence director, Nunu Lesetedi told Mmegi that in just one day, raids across Mahalapye had netted 11 suspected dagga peddlers and users. He said preliminary indications from the village are that the drug problem there required concerted raids over a period of time.
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