Over P70m Mandrax Passes Through Botswana
Monday, April 18, 2016
According to South African media reports the South African Revenue Services SARS arrested two foreign nationals for drug smuggling and handed them over to the police on Saturday.
“The bust happened when an empty truck was stopped for routine inspection. The customs detector dogs reacted positively to narcotics. It was found the truck had false compartments to stash away 141 packages of Mandrax. Thus 1,428,140 tablets worth R78,547,700 were confiscated.”
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...