Drug Traffickers in Zimbabwe Resort to Food Buckets
Drug Traffickers in Zimbabwe Resort to Food Buckets
In a tale that reads like a chapter from a crime novel, drug traffickers in Zimbabwe have adopted increasingly cunning methods to evade the ever-watchful eyes of law enforcement.
The latest stratagem involves the use of innocuous plastic bucket containers to ferry illicit substances aboard public buses.
This revelation follows a series of triumphant police operations along the bustling Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway, culminating in numerous arrests.
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Commissioner Paul Nyathi, the esteemed National Police Spokesperson, has confirmed these developments, underscoring the relentless commitment of the police force to combat the scourge of drug trafficking.
He disclosed that traffickers are now resorting to concealing drugs within everyday items, such as food buckets, in a bid to outwit authorities.
On the 3rd of January, 2025, detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Drugs and Narcotics in Beitbridge apprehended Fainurse Chitanga (37) and Prosper Chitanga (38).
Drug Traffickers in Zimbabwe Resort to Food Buckets
The duo was found in possession of approximately 7 kgs of dagga, meticulously hidden within three plastic buckets.
These buckets were stowed in the boot of a Makwenda bus, which was intercepted at the Masvingo turn-off, thanks to a timely tip-off.
The crackdown on drug trafficking extended beyond mere transportation.
On the same day, CID Chivhu detectives arrested Learnmore Nyagumbo (33), Makuwerere James Nyagumbo (31), and Courage Chenzara (20) for cultivating seven cannabis plants at Plot 24 Vergnoek Farm in Featherstone.
In the capital city of Harare, the police's vigilance bore fruit once more.
Peter Zambara (40) was arrested at the High Glen Bus Terminus after he retrieved 300 bottles of Broncleer cough syrup from a cross-border bus.
This syrup, often misused as a recreational drug, had been illicitly transported by Crestlink Motors.
