Illegal alcohol trade booms despite ban

Friday, February 12, 2021

As the alcohol ban entered its second month, Mmegi news crew in the north followed reports that it has given rise to a thriving criminal syndicate that deals in illicit trade in alcohol and the results are scarring. Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE & Correspondent LESEDI MKHUTSHWA report

FRANCISTOWN: The national alcohol ban has apparently ignited a rampant rise in illicit alcohol trade that has given rise to a thriving black market sales to unprecedented levels.

Over and above searching for inter-zonal permits at the search points, the police and their army counterparts have strengthened the search for illegal possession of alcohol contrabands smuggled across the neighbouring borders.

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Illegal alcohol trade booms despite ban

As the alcohol ban entered its second month, Mmegi news crew in the north followed reports that it has given rise to a thriving criminal syndicate that deals in illicit trade in alcohol and the results are scarring. Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE & Correspondent LESEDI MKHUTSHWA report

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