Botswana faces influx of weapons of war

Arms of war: AK47 rifles
Arms of war: AK47 rifles

The police are at their wits’ end about the influx of arms of war in the country that have been used in cash-in-transit heists and armed robberies.

With the streets full of arms and ammunition that include pistols and AK47s, Batswana are now engulfed in fear. While the use of firearms is increasingly getting out of control, the police are worried about public safety as well as the safety of the police.

Just this week on Wednesday, the police foiled a cash-in-transit heist, which was committed by heavily armed robbers. According to the police, 10 men aged between 20 and 35 of Botswana and South African origin died in an exchange of fire with members of the Botswana Police Service at Phase 2 in Gaborone.

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