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Botswana probes FMD extortion threat as outbreak spreads
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Botswana probes FMD extortion threat as outbreak spreads
Dr Mokganedi Mokopasetso, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, told Farmer’s Weekly that the relevant Botswana authorities are still investigating emails sent to the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) to extort it for US$500 000 (around R8,3 million), and whether they are linked to the current outbreak of FMD. The sender allegedly threatened to deliberately spread the disease across all cattle ranches in the country if the a…
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