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Smugglers abandon vehicle, contraband in police chase

Police in Manicaland have impounded an abandoned Honda Fit packed with smuggled bales of second-hand clothes following a high-speed chase involving an anti-smuggling crack team on June 23, 2025.The vehicle, a blue Honda Fit with registrati…

Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:07hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter

Smugglers dump Honda Fit, contraband after cops chase

An anti-smuggling crack team operating along Zimbabwe's Manicaland border with Mozambique intercepted a suspected smuggling operation after discovering an abandoned vehicle packed with contraband second-hand clothes.The dramatic incident u…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 15:53hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter

4 smugglers marooned at the Limpopo rive

The Beitbridge Civil Protection Unit (CPU) successfully rescued four suspected smugglers who had been stranded for over 10 hours on an island in the Limpopo River after a sudden rise in water levels. The group of 11 individuals, returning …

Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:10hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube cracks down on smugglers

The Government of Zimbabwe has initiated a nationwide crackdown on smuggling through cross-border buses and illegal businesses trading in contraband to safeguard local industries and protect consumer welfare.The operation, which began last…

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 06:34hrs | 1830 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police deflate truck tyres in attempt to catch smugglers

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the recovery of a substantial quantity of smuggled goods, including 211 bales of second-hand clothes, 27 bags of groundnuts, and 60 brand-new shovels, at an illegal crossing point known as M…

Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 09:16hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter

Police crackdown on border smugglers

ZIMBABWEAN and South African police have destroyed apparatuses found on the Limpopo River  that are used for smuggling and human trafficking between the two countries.The gadgets that were destroyed during last week's joint operation …

Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Vehicle smugglers granted bail

TWO men from Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly smuggling a Honda Fit through an illegal crossing point in the Nxele area of Plumtree, Matebeleland South province.The duo was granted ZWL$100 000 each by Plumtree magistrate Joshua Ne…

Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:45hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe gold smugglers use South African banks, bribes to launder money

Several key officials at three major South African banks are helping a gold smuggling gang launder millions of dollars of dirty cash in exchange for regular bribes, an Al Jazeera investigation has found.The officers at Standard Bank, ABSA …

Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 17:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport now a gateway for smugglers

AFTER watching gold smugglers and money launderers breezing through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare travelling to and from Dubai to deliver the proceeds of corruption in Al Jazeera's investigative documentary Gold Maf…

Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:28hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

SA soldiers in shoot-out with vehicle smugglers at Beitbridge

VEHICLE smugglers on Wednesday engaged in a shootout with South African soldiers at an illegal entry point in Beitbridge, forcing them to flee and leave behind three stolen vehicles which were destined for Zimbabwe. According to a statemen…

Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Snail smugglers nabbed with R26 million haul

TWO Mozambicans have been arrested at Plumtree Border Post while allegedly smuggling R26 million worth of sea snails weighing almost two tonnes.A third unnamed accomplice allegedly escaped after pretending he was going to buy airtime to ca…

Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Government gives a stern warning to smugglers

In a move that will put an end to all smuggling activities at the same time promoting By-Zimbabwe products, Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr Mike Bimha, will in the next few weeks be visiting wholesalers, retailers, and supermarkets in a…

Published: 31 May 2017 at 16:39hrs | 1 | by Prosperity Mzila

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