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Nov 20, 2016 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
It is always worrying that people ignore the warnings to their detriment. Yet another road fatality would occur in the eastern part of the country. A speeding car would collide with a pedestrian, causing grief to many people.
Of course, the laws only offer a slap on the wrist.
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The criminals are desperate and they are being helped by certain commercial banks. The authorities would swoop down on two people in a city bank who inform the gunmen about withdrawals. At the same time, the commercial bank would try to improve its security, but to little avail given the system.
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Drugs are always there, so when a dealer attempts to ship out a large quantity the authorities are going to make the discovery in a container destined for North America. It goes without saying that the shipper would be detained, but proving that he knew about the consignment would be difficult.
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