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SA man fined for smuggling firearm into Zimbabwe
07 Oct 2013 at 03:43hrs | Views
A 29-YEAR-OLD South African was last week fined $400 for smuggling a CZ Pistol loaded with 15 rounds into the country through Beitbridge border post.
Bucks Ridwan Anwar of 5 Middleburg, Bonker Street, South Africa, employed by FTS Logistics as a transport manager, was convicted on his own plea of guilty when he appeared before the border town's magistrate Mr Innocent Bepura charged with smuggling.
In the event that Anwar fails to pay the fine he risks imprisonment for four months. The firearm was also forfeited by the State.
Prosecutor Mr Foster Abheki said Anwar arrived in Zimbabwe on Saturday at around 2am aboard a Glads Transport truck enroute to Harare.
He said Anwar went about all the immigration and customs procedures without declaring his firearm before living the border post. Anwar, however, ran out of luck as alert detectives, acting on a tip off, had put him under surveillance.
The detectives followed him from a distance and later intercepted him at Engen service station where a search of the truck was conducted leading to the discovery of the firearm.
They then asked Anwar to produce declaration documents for the pistol. He failed to furnish the cops with the requisite documents resulting in his arrest.
Bucks Ridwan Anwar of 5 Middleburg, Bonker Street, South Africa, employed by FTS Logistics as a transport manager, was convicted on his own plea of guilty when he appeared before the border town's magistrate Mr Innocent Bepura charged with smuggling.
In the event that Anwar fails to pay the fine he risks imprisonment for four months. The firearm was also forfeited by the State.
Prosecutor Mr Foster Abheki said Anwar arrived in Zimbabwe on Saturday at around 2am aboard a Glads Transport truck enroute to Harare.
He said Anwar went about all the immigration and customs procedures without declaring his firearm before living the border post. Anwar, however, ran out of luck as alert detectives, acting on a tip off, had put him under surveillance.
The detectives followed him from a distance and later intercepted him at Engen service station where a search of the truck was conducted leading to the discovery of the firearm.
They then asked Anwar to produce declaration documents for the pistol. He failed to furnish the cops with the requisite documents resulting in his arrest.
Source - herald
