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Four illegal immigrants arrested in Zimbabwe
20 Feb 2012 at 00:04hrs | Views
FOUR Bangladeshis en route to South Africa were arrested for illegally entering Zimbabwe through Kariba after they crashed their car while trying to avoid paying US$1 at a toll gate.
Mashonaland West police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara confirmed the arrest of Salim Howlader (35), Hossain Mohammed Belal (38), Omor Sharif (28) and Mojammal Abdul Bari (30) in Alaska last week.
"The four entered the country throu-gh an undesignated port in Kariba, but their luck ran out when they were involved in an accident in Alaska after successfully circumventing the Lions Den tollgate," he said.
The four entered the country on February 11 through an illegal port and hired Abiel Zharira, a Zimbabwean, to take them to Harare.
While driving round the tollgate, they were involved in an accident at G1 Farm in Alaska.
The accident was reported at Chinhoyi Traffic Section.
The four fled to nearby fields before the arrival of the police.
But those nearby were worried when they noticed people peeking from the bushes and alerted police leading to the quartet's arrest.
They were handed over to authorities in Harare to solve a communication logjam, as neither party could understand each other's language.
"They are expected to appear in court soon after all the formalities have been concluded," said Insp Mabgweazara.
Mashonaland West police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara confirmed the arrest of Salim Howlader (35), Hossain Mohammed Belal (38), Omor Sharif (28) and Mojammal Abdul Bari (30) in Alaska last week.
"The four entered the country throu-gh an undesignated port in Kariba, but their luck ran out when they were involved in an accident in Alaska after successfully circumventing the Lions Den tollgate," he said.
The four entered the country on February 11 through an illegal port and hired Abiel Zharira, a Zimbabwean, to take them to Harare.
While driving round the tollgate, they were involved in an accident at G1 Farm in Alaska.
The four fled to nearby fields before the arrival of the police.
But those nearby were worried when they noticed people peeking from the bushes and alerted police leading to the quartet's arrest.
They were handed over to authorities in Harare to solve a communication logjam, as neither party could understand each other's language.
"They are expected to appear in court soon after all the formalities have been concluded," said Insp Mabgweazara.
Source - TH
