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SA-registered truck nabbed with illicit drug in Zimbabwe
01 Jul 2015 at 09:44hrs | Views
A truck driver was arrested yesterday at Murefu Service Station along Simon Mazorodze Road after being found in possession of 181 by 50 boxes of the illicit drug Bron Cleer (Bronco) valued at $21 720.
National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Nyathi confirmed the arrest.
He said the driver is a 36-year-old Zimbabwean who resides in Glen View, but is based in South Africa and was driving a South African registered truck.
Chief Supt Nyathi said the driver was assisting police with the investigations.
"We are still conducting investigations to establish how the contraband came into the country. It is still not clear whether he acted alone or there are other syndicates, the driver is assisting the police with the investigations," he said.
He, however, warned that any person caught flouting the country's laws would be severely dealt with according to the law.
National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Nyathi confirmed the arrest.
He said the driver is a 36-year-old Zimbabwean who resides in Glen View, but is based in South Africa and was driving a South African registered truck.
Chief Supt Nyathi said the driver was assisting police with the investigations.
"We are still conducting investigations to establish how the contraband came into the country. It is still not clear whether he acted alone or there are other syndicates, the driver is assisting the police with the investigations," he said.
He, however, warned that any person caught flouting the country's laws would be severely dealt with according to the law.
Source - the herald
