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Criminals turn welding outlets into weapon factory

The Voice online edition : "The Botswana Police Service has warned of a new trend where some employees of certain welding companies in Gaborone produce homemade dangerous weapons to supply criminals.
Police describe the trend as an underground illicit business, which takes place without the knowledge of company owners. Speaking in an interview, Broadhurst Station Commander Superintendent Counsel Moyo said the weapons were later sold at reasonable prices to criminals."

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