Over 23 arrested in police blitz

| Friday February 5, 2010 00:00

The suspects were arrested for, among others, possession of suspected stolen property, house break-ins and possession of forged cheques.

During the operations the police managed to recover five laptops, clothing, decoders, cellphone and other household goods. Some of the property seized were linked to some unresolved cases reported at some police stations in Gaborone. In one of the incidents, four men aged between 24 and 31 years were found in possession of two laptops they could not account for. The quartet, a South African and three Batswana, were also linked to cases of forged cheques, theft common and unlawful use of motor vehicles. In another incident, a 47-year-old woman was arrested at Maruapula location in Gaborone for possession of suspected stolen laptop.

A 38-year-old Zimbabwean man was arrested after he was found in possession of suspected forged immigration travel documents. The man is suspected to have been assisting non-citizens to extend their stay in Botswana. Police clean-up campaigns are conducted countrywide especially in crime prone areas such as Gaborone and Francistown and have proved to be a success.