Information received by Sunday Standard suggests that Russian fugitives
are conniving with both Botswana and South African citizens in illegal
poaching activities in Mozambique.
It is understood that huge amounts of arms and ammunition are being
illegally smuggled into Botswana by private airlines and that after
consignments arrive in Botswana from Russia, they are then transported
by road to South Africa and then to Mozambique.
A Motswana national was reportedly arrested by the South African police on his way to Pretoria with part of the consignment.
The South Africa police have not yet established which private airline is involved.
In a telephone interview with Sunday Standard, the Communications
Officer of the South African Police Service Superintendent, Lesego
Metsi, of Nietvrdiend police station in the North West Province, said a
Motswana national will appear in Lehurutsi magistrate court on the 11th
of March this year in regards to possession of ammunitions.
He said the suspect, Gakani Magandai, 52, of Mosojane Village in the
North East district was arrested on the 16th of October last year on
his way to Pretoria, adding that about 60 live rounds were found hidden
under the spare wheel storage in the vehicle that he was driving.
He added that the suspect has since been given bail of R 3 000.
Police strongly suspect that the ammunition was to be used in the
illegal pouching of elephants in Mozambique where pouching is said to
be high.
I believe that our investigators will crack the case, said Metsi.
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