Police have arrested a 35-year-old man who was driving a Hino truck loaded with three bags containing what was suspected to be dagga last Thursday night at the Dibete barrier gate.
The Mogoditshane Block 9 inhabitant was driving from south to the northern part of Botswana when he was intercepted by the police during a stop, question, and search operation. His truck was also loaded with bathtubs and tiles. Dibete Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku said the three bags popularly known as 'moZimbabwe' loaded with what is believed to be dagga were found in the suspect's possession and he failed to account for it when interrogated by the police. "We suspect that the bags might be weighing about 200kg with a street value of P150,000.
The suspect is in police custody whilst investigations into the matter are ongoing as we await to take the suspected substances for weighing and analysis," he narrated. Meanwhile, Ranku said they are investigating yet another case in which a 24-year-old man, who was a passenger in a Mercedes Benz heading north from the south, was found in possession of suspected dagga still at the same barrier gate. Ranku said the substances wrapped with plastics, suspected to weigh about 100g with a street value of P400, were found inside the suspect's luggage during the search. He added cases of possession of suspected dagga remain a concern at the Barrier gate something which shows that more people trade in the illicit substances.
The suspect is in police custody whilst investigations into the matter are ongoing as we await to take the suspected substances for weighing and analysis," he narrated. Meanwhile, Ranku said they are investigating yet another case in which a 24-year-old man, who was a passenger in a Mercedes Benz heading north from the south, was found in possession of suspected dagga still at the same barrier gate. Ranku said the substances wrapped with plastics, suspected to weigh about 100g with a street value of P400, were found inside the suspect's luggage during the search. He added cases of possession of suspected dagga remain a concern at the Barrier gate something which shows that more people trade in the illicit substances.