Its more than 13 years since Debswana set out to introduce Scannex machines in their operations in an effort to curb the theft of diamonds. The company is currently using the strip and search method which is said to be ineffective. The decision to introduce the Scannex machines was taken after De Beers Group of Companies ranked Orapa, Letlhakane, Damtshaa and Jwaneng mines as the least secure within their company scoring less than 44% which is the lowest. De Beers has mines in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. One of the reasons for the introduction of the machines is to minimise the stealing of diamonds, especially from the Completely Automated Recovery Plant also known as the red zone. Thefts rife Of the 673 stolen diamonds from Debswana mines from 1988 to 2011, the anus remained the most popular area to hide diamonds at 36 per cent, followed by between buttocks at 30 per cent, socks and hair at 14 per cent. Other methods of concealing the diamond include mouth, under scrotum, underwear and clothing. The company started the process of securing their mines by consulting all stakeholders around 2004 including Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU). In February 2015 the Department…