Suspected cocaine dealer remanded in custody

Tumelo Mouwane | Tuesday December 6, 2016 15:33

 

Utlhwanang Kgaisa was intercepted at Ramatlabama border post on December 4 at around 11am allegedly in possession of five white substances in colourless bags suspected to be cocaine.

On count two, Kgaisa was allegedly found in possession of five bags of a brownish substance believed to be a habit forming methcathinone.

The substances have not yet been quantified since they have are yet to be sent to the police forensic laboratory for weight measures.

The prosecutor sub inspector Chakasala Dube was sceptical about granting the accused person bail saying their investigations were at infant stage as the accused person was only arrested over the weekend.

“Investigations have just began and nothing much has been established regarding the matter. He was arrested just a day ago and we are reluctant to grant the accused person bail as he is likely to abscond since he provided numerous addresses of abode.

“He said he resides in Gaborone Phase II but he did not provide any plot number. He said he also resides in Gabane yet he did not provide plot number as well as Mmadinare,” Dube said.

The accused person did not contend the state’s plea for his remand. He however said he did not know the plot numbers.

 “I had asked someone to provide the house number at home since the plots are new and we are not aware of the house numbers, but I failed,” Kgaisa said. The accused will report for another mention on December 19.