Drug Cartels Target Bots Airport

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It would appear the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport has been identified as the new outlet for flushing hard drugs by the drug cartels, after two South African mules were caught with the packages at the airport within one week this month.

Two days after  a middle aged woman was arrested at the airport in possession of  different packages of cocaine, weighing 4kg,  another woman was caught again at the airport with 15kg of  another habit forming drug, a controlled drug called ephedrine, whose importation into the country requires  the Ministry of Health’s permit.

The two  South African females who were allegedly used as conduits were detained and appeared in court on Thursday last week, according to the Botswana Police, who describe cocaine as the second most abused drugs with rock or crack cocaine as the most abused.

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These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...

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