25 ATMs 'saved' as Police intercept blasters
Monday, October 10, 2022 | 3110 Views |
Blasted ATM
The Botswana Police Service (BPS) spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Dipheko Motube on Friday issued a statement stating that the four were collectively found in possession of 128 explosive gels and at least 50 metres of detonating cable.
The police arrested the four Batswana men aged between 28 and 31 on October 5. Three of the four, originally from Xhumo and Mokokwana respectively, were found in possession of seven AEL explosive gels, detonating cable, and a green substance suspected to be dagga estimated to weigh 600 grammes. The fourth man, aged 31 from Serowe, was arrested on October 6.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...