Three South Africans among five men arrested by Botswana police for a spate of heists in Botswana; the second incident in three weeks

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Three South Africans among five men arrested by Botswana police for a spate of heists in Botswana; the second incident in three weeks
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Two Batswana and three South Africans, aged between 27 and 34, were arrested last Friday

This is the second arrest by Botswana police where South Africans were also arrested in less than a month.

Three weeks ago, two South Africans are among four suspects who were arrested for a robbery in Botswana.At the time, Motube said Botswana police officers and G4S security personnel were attacked by robbers at Turn Right Mall in Mogoditshane on Wednesday morning. An undisclosed amount of money and firearms were stolen.

“Following the incident, quick response from security forces led to the arrest of four suspects, being two Batswana and two South Africans, who are currently in police custody,” Motube said. “Three vehicles that are suspected to have been used by robbers, two guns and large sums of money have been recovered.”To comment on this story send a WhatsApp message to our BackChat column on 071 485 7995

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