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City man fined for illegal possession of gun
18 Mar 2016 at 06:11hrs | Views
A man from Morningside in Bulawayo has been fined $200 after he was found in possession of a gun and rounds of ammunition without certificate.
Obadiah Moyo pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure. The magistrate convicted and sentenced him to two months in jail with an option of $200 fine.
The court heard that on March 11 2016 Moyo was at his house when the police from the Criminal Investigations Department raided him and found him in possession of a Star Pistol serial number 1415769 and 16 rounds of ammunition. All the ammunition and the gun were confiscated.
This led to his arrest.
Obadiah Moyo pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure. The magistrate convicted and sentenced him to two months in jail with an option of $200 fine.
The court heard that on March 11 2016 Moyo was at his house when the police from the Criminal Investigations Department raided him and found him in possession of a Star Pistol serial number 1415769 and 16 rounds of ammunition. All the ammunition and the gun were confiscated.
This led to his arrest.
Source - Byo24News
