Jump to full article: Mmegi (bw), 2007-11-22
Author: ONALENNA MODIKWA STAFF WRITER
Intro: Police in Bobonong have smashed what appears an organised tobacco smuggling racket after retrieving two 50kg bags of tobacco from the home of a 72-year-old woman.
Seven more black plastic bags also containing tobacco were recovered from the same home.
The tobacco is believed to have been smuggled into Botswana from Zimbabwe through ungazetted entry points.
Bobonong Police Station Commander Patrick Mbikiwa said the old woman was a friend of two Zimbabweans who left the bags in her home while they transported five bags to Gaborone.
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