Tshesebe police arrest tobacco smuggling suspects

Thursday, April 09, 2020

FRANCISTOWN: Police in Tshesebe village have raised a concern about a number of individuals who smuggle cigarettes from Zimbabwe to Botswana amid the lockdown set in place to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus disease.

When confirming the incident Tshesebe police station commander Amos Kekgathetse said they have caught two individuals red-handed by the border trying to smuggle cigarettes from Zimbabwe into Botswana.

He said that the arrest was proof that some people were smuggling cigarettes from Zimbabwe and selling them illegally to locals.

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Tshesebe police arrest tobacco smuggling suspects

FRANCISTOWN: Police in Tshesebe village have raised a concern about a number of individuals who smuggle cigarettes from Zimbabwe to Botswana amid the lockdown set in place to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus disease.

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