Dagga, ‘Cat’ grip youth as drug trade spreads :: Mmegi Online

The rising use of dagga and methcathinone, popularly known as ‘Cat’, is devastating young people in Botswana, fueling Gender Based Violence (GBV), crime, and destroying families. Smuggled mostly through ungazetted border points, the drugs are increasingly finding their way into schools and being consumed by young learners, Mmegi Staff Writer PINI BOTHOKO observes

In their continued efforts to curb drug abuse in Botswana, police say they are alarmed by the volume of drugs, especially dagga and Cat, being smuggled into the country. Arrests in recent years point to a worrying trend: large consignments of drugs entering Botswana mainly through ungazetted points of entry, with only a few cases intercepted at formal border posts.

Tshesebe Police Station Commander, Superintendent, Mothusi Phadi said drug use has become deeply well-established in local communities, leaving a devastating trail of broken families and ruined lives.

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