State Agents Raid Oriental Plaza

The complex at Broadhurst Industrial houses Chinese wholesalers. It is the main supplier of goods to Chinese stores in the country. The raid was conducted by officials from the departments of trade; immigration; and labour; the Gaborone City Council and the police who arrested a number of Chinese traders. Apparently the government officials had staged surveillance earlier during the week prior to the raid.

When a Chinese trader claimed that she could not speak English, an official from the department of trade told her that: "I was here on Thursday and you were speaking perfect English. You even showed me the mats".
Some of the shops were forced to close after the owners were hauled to the Broadhurst Police Station.