Trio arrested for 'marijuana' possession

Marijuana PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Marijuana PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Selebi-Phikwe police have arrested a 42-year-old Zimbabwean woman and two Batswana at Newstance location on suspicion of selling marijuana.

The trio’s arrest followed a police tip-off on Saturday morning after suspicion that the Zimbabwean woman was selling marijuana.

Police followed up on the tip, searched the woman’s house and found her in possession of 74 small sachets of substances suspected to be dagga. The police then interrogated the woman who later disclosed that she was selling marijuana on behalf of a 32-year-old Motswana man who is also renting property in the same yard.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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