DCEC recovers P144m as high profile cases mount

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The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) says it has recovered assets worth several millions of pula in proceeds of corruption, marking the agency’s most significant return of wealth to the State since its establishment 30 years ago.

DCEC Director General, Botlhale Makgekgenene, told a press conference this week that the properties and monies traced in 2024 and referred to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for recovery amounted to P144,240,085.52 (approx P144m).

This is a big increase when compared to the P1,088,474.49 (approx P1m) recovered in the previous year.

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DCEC recovers P144m as high profile cases mount

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) says it has recovered assets worth several millions of pula in proceeds of corruption, marking the agency’s most significant return of wealth to the State since its establishment 30 years ago.

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