Police plead for help in combating illicit drugs

Illicit drugs PIC:TOFWEAK.COM
Illicit drugs PIC:TOFWEAK.COM

Few years ago the Botswana Police Service (BPS) introduced an operation to uproot illegal drugs but effort is not bearing fruit as drug mules continue to find their way to bring the illicit substances into the country.

The war on drugs has been one that the police have been waging for years though sadly the number of drug users is increasing at a fast pace something that worries the law enforcement agencies. In an operation lead by (BPS)’s director of crime intelligence, senior assistant commissioner Nunu Lesetedi in 2017, 2018 the police that was on a drug-sweeping mission then upped its game as it went around the country arresting many suspects.

Then, following surveillance and intelligence gathering as well as parading suspects in the public glare on national television, the police arrested many suspects and recovered many unaccounted goods.

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