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Police, ZIMRA in luxury vehicle crackdown

Police, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), have launched a nationwide blitz targeting luxury vehicles smuggled into the country without paying duty and taxes.The operation comes in response to a sharp rise in unr…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 16:36hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police bust syndicate with smuggled weapons

Police in Kwekwe have uncovered a criminal syndicate in possession of smuggled offensive weapons, including an SP500 bleak barrel pistol, an Atumers rifle with a scope, pellet guns, okapi knives, axes, pepper spray, electric shockers, and …

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:36hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter

Smuggled Zambian tobacco seeds raise alarm in Zimbabwe

Tobacco industry stakeholders in Zimbabwe have sounded the alarm over a surge in cheap, low-quality tobacco seeds allegedly smuggled from Zambia, warning that the influx threatens to erode the country's reputation as a top producer of prem…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:18hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter

South Africa border authorities intercept R500k Zimbabwe-bound contraband

South African border authorities thwarted a major smuggling operation on Saturday, intercepting goods valued at approximately R500,000 being transported into Zimbabwe via the swollen Limpopo River on inflatable boats.Limpopo police spokesp…

Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 17:34hrs | 1259 | by Staff reporter

Smuggled, counterfeits goods flood Zimbabwe's market

Illegally imported goods, ranging from soft drinks to baby formula, are flooding Zimbabwe's markets, threatening public health and the economy, a recent market surveillance by the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has revealed. The surg…

Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:05hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter

Ukrainian smuggled into Zimbabwe, Immigration officers in trouble

Four Plumtree immigration officers find themselves embroiled in a scandal as they stand accused of fraudulent and corrupt activities involving the unlawful entry of a Ukrainian national into Zimbabwe, bypassing established procedures. The …

Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 20:27hrs | 23 | by Desmond Nleya /Simbarashe Sithole

R1,4 million smuggled Zimbabwean cigarettes intercepted in South Africa

SOUTH African police have intercepted another consignment of Zimbabwean cigarettes worth R1,4 million that was being smuggled into the neighbouring country through Botswana.On Monday, two people were arrested in the Mokopane area in Limpop…

Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Police sweat over smuggled firearms

POLICE have expressed concern over the proliferation of illegal firearms, some smuggled into the country, as the law enforcement agency sweats over a spate of armed robberies and violent crimes of passion.Figures released by Zimbabwe Natio…

Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Goods smuggled from SA impounded

Police in Bulawayo have impounded a South African truck carrying smuggled groceries worth more than R200 000. The Zambia bound truck was intercepted along the Bulawayo-Harare Road near Zuva garage while the driver, Mr Phila Vilakazi, was t…

Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Malunga farm invader's car 'likely smuggled' - report

A National University of Science and Technology (NUST) lecturer accused of trying to grab a Nyamandlovu farm may be driving a stolen car, ZimLive reported.Dumisani Madzivanyathi stormed Esidakeni Estate in Umguza, Matabeleland North, on Ju…

Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Smuggled goods pile up at border

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it has run out of storage space at Beitbridge after forfeited goods accumulated since the imposition of Covid-19 restrictions. The tax collector has since been having challenges disposing of an a…

Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa

Billions of dollars' worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East - a gateway to markets in Europe, the United States and beyond - a Reuters analysis has found.Customs data sh…

Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 08:18hrs | 5 | by Reuters

Unlicensed cars either stolen or smuggled says Zinara

THOUSANDS of motorists who failed to beat the vehicle licence disc registration deadline on Saturday may have stolen or illegally imported the vehicles, the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) said yesterday.About 330 000 vehicl…

Published: 03 Jul 2012 at 20:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

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