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Cops pick up trail of Goodhope police guns

Botswana Police PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Botswana Police PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Law enforcement is confident it will soon recover the remaining Goodhope police guns and ammunition stolen last month following a robbery incident foiled on Friday morning near Riverwalk mall in Gaborone.

Friday's police action lifted notorious armed robbers, Mogomotsi Thupane and Ronnie Sanana, along with three South Africans who had an AK47 and three pistols after attempting to rob a police escort Security Systems cash-in-transit vehicle.

Following the arrest, police disclosed having made a breakthrough in a media release stating that some firearms are suspected to be part of the police weapons stolen during a robbery that occurred at Goodhope Police Station on June 28.

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Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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