A Nyanga dealer has been arrested with mbanje weighing more than 600kg with a street value of $1 million. He had been smuggled into th...
A Nyanga dealer has been arrested with mbanje weighing more
than 600kg with a street value of $1 million.
He had been smuggled into the country from Mozambique through
illegal entry points with an accomplice.
When Tinashe Tapera (27) was trapped by cops at a
restaurant in Nyanga he attempted to bribe them with $11 000. The mbanje was
stashed in a Nissan Caravan vehicle.
Manicaland police spokesman Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa
said :“Police in Ruwangwe received a tip-off from their counterparts in Mutare
that there was car which was transporting 25 sacks of 90kg marijuana from
Mozambique to an unknown destination.
“Acting on the tip-off, Officer-in-Charge for Ruwange,
Inspector Bere assigned his subordinates led by Seargent Panketi. They made a
follow up and intercepted the vehicle, a Nissan Caravan, registration Number
AEU 8376, at Kaitano Primary School. While at the scene, they searched and
discovered the contraband.
“However, the two suspects dumped the vehicle and vanished
into a nearby bush,” he said.
The following day, Tapera contacted some police officers at
the station and attempted to bribe them with US$1 000. Insp Bere organised a
trap and lured the suspect to come to Ruwangwe Growth Point where it was
arranged that he would give the money to Constable Kademaunga. He was arrested
while trying to hand over the money.
Tapera appeared before a Nyanga magistrate on Monday facing
charges of weed possession and bribery.
He was remanded in custody and will be back in the dock on
June 21.
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