Boots, Police's K9 Unit Dog Dies

Boots PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Boots PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Botswana Police Service’s (BPS) most famous officer with four legs has died at the age of 10. Boots, the legendary black Labrador Retriever from Police’s K9 unit, last Tuesday succumbed to lymphoma.

BPS spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Dipheko Motube said Boots has been unwell for a while. Motube said Boots was hospitalised in December and in January as the veterinarians tried in vain to treat the cancer.

Boots shot to fame in 2017 after the Police launched an anti-narcotics operation together with the Botswana Television (BTV). Every evening a series of sting operations were broadcast on the national television showing Boots successfully sniffing out hard drugs from suspects. The dog became an instant Internet sensation.

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