FRANCISTOWN: Nata police are investigating a possible human trafficking case involving 40 Ethiopian men found in a cargo truck at Ngwasha gate near Nata village.
When confirming the incident, No.1 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Kabo Badirwang said they intercepted the truck full of Ethiopian men and that at the moment investigations are still ongoing to determine how the men travelled all the way from Ethiopia to Botswana. "We are still encountering language barrier for us to understand what exactly transpired," said Badirwang.
At least 40 people were found in a cargo truck at Ngwasha gate in what is suspected to be a human trafficking case. The 40 people who were apparently headed to South Africa and the truck driver are currently detained in Nata," he said.
