Suspected SA money launderer mum on Botswana target

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Nicholas Fouche, the 24-year-old who was nabbed on Wednesday attempting to cross the border from South Africa into Botswana with R1.75 million, is keeping his lips shut for now.

Fouche was caught at the Stockpoort border post in SA, about 50 kilometres from Machaneng with the cash hidden in the truck of his rented Suzuki Swift. He appeared in the Lephalale Magistrate’s Court this morning facing a charge of money laundering. 

Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo told Mmegi the suspect was yet to reveal where he intended to take the money to in Botswana or where he had sourced it from in South Africa. 

Editor's Comment
‘Boraboko’ should face the wrath of the law

Still in Molepolole, a young woman was also reported missing, only for her decapitated body to be found inside in a shallow grave! The issue of missing persons has always been a challenge in our country, and a considerable number of missing persons are unfortunately found dead! Something troubling is the murders related to missing persons, which touch on an array of issues, including the killing of intimate partners, often referred to as passion...

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