Drug Smugglers Busted

Isaac Kgosi
Isaac Kgosi

Security services operatives led by the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) launched a successful interception of huge consignment of Botswana-bound motokwane as it was being sneaked into the country via the quite Sikwane border in the wee hours of Saturday, nabbing five leaders of the ring, three Swazi nationals and two locals.

The Monitor has learnt that the Botswana and Swaziland cartel is said to be operating a lucrative business that imports the drugs into Botswana from South Africa.

According to information sourced by The Monitor this was the second operation of this kind in hardly two weeks by the DIS squad working jointly with other security services, that included the police and the army. The first operation was unleashed on June 19 in Palapye, also resulting in huge consignment of marijuana aka motokwane in the local language, being retrieved by the DIS squad.

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