IN a case of coals to Newcastle, buyers from Saudi Arabia are interested in acquiring 141 camels to be auctioned off by the Botswana police next month. Camels have been used for patrolling the Kalahari desert since last century. The Botswana police is cutting back its camel inventory from 171 ships of the desert to 30. According to Botswana police spokesperson Assistant Superintendent Paul Marathi, the remaining 30 will be used to breed more camels as required. Auctioneers are predicting that each camel will fetch about R5200. In addition to the Saudis, interest has been expressed by potential buyers in Kenya and South Africa.