Sarah Makwana was reportedly arrested on August 7, 2004 at Nzalo mall in possession of the precious stones after a tip-off. Police Sub-Inspector Mboni Moreki testified last week that she arrested Makwana after getting information that a woman at Nzano mall had emerald. "Upon arrival at around 10:45am we spotted a woman standing by Botswana Telecommunication Corporation phones. We approached the woman and arrested her. I did the initial body search but did not find anything," said Moreki. The woman was taken to the Francistown Police Narcotic and Diamond Squad office and upon arrival, she dropped a small yellow plastic bag on the floor. Contained in the plastic bag were small greenish stones suspected to be emeralds. The suspect was told that the stones would be taken to Lobatse for forensic examination. She was cautioned that she would be charged depending on the results of the examination.
Chief Magistrate Lorraine Makati-Lesang, patiently guided Makwana on how to cross-examine the witness. But Makwana persisted in leading evidence and said that she was undressed in public but nothing was found in her possession.
