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Beitbridge 'hearse' pistols: More details emerge
25 Jun 2024 at 05:46hrs | Views
Police have identified three individuals arrested for smuggling 10 boxed pistols and 100 bottles of Bron Cleer syrup hidden in a coffin at Beitbridge Border Post on Sunday.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi stated that the suspects were transporting a body from South Africa when intercepted.
The arrested individuals are Mehluli Nkomo (35), Brendon Dube (28), and Wellington Ndlovu (34). They were traveling in a Toyota Quantum vehicle towing a trailer with the cadaver of Kudakwashe Saveka.
During a vehicle inspection at the border's Light Motor Vehicle Terminal, authorities discovered the 10 firearms and Bron Cleer syrup concealed in a box covered by 40 reflector vests.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi stated that the suspects were transporting a body from South Africa when intercepted.
The arrested individuals are Mehluli Nkomo (35), Brendon Dube (28), and Wellington Ndlovu (34). They were traveling in a Toyota Quantum vehicle towing a trailer with the cadaver of Kudakwashe Saveka.
During a vehicle inspection at the border's Light Motor Vehicle Terminal, authorities discovered the 10 firearms and Bron Cleer syrup concealed in a box covered by 40 reflector vests.
Source - newsday
