Illegal Sand Miners Torment Police

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As there appears to be a boom in construction of properties around Gaborone and surroundings villages, such activities require water and sand, but an insatiable appetite for the latter is said to be fuelling illegal sand mining.

According to the police, illegal miners remove truckloads of sand in the river basins on a daily basis resulting in serious environmental damage.

Officer Commanding Senior Superintendent, Counsel Moyo said massive sand mining stretch along Metsimotlhabe River and threatens the environment. He revealed that the whole of last week, Mogoditshane police arrested illegal sand miners. The police also seized more than 10 trucks in the process.

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