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South Africa on Monday, 12 June, began destroying 20 million illicit cigarettes smuggled into the country through its porous border with neighbouring Zimbabwe.
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) said that the contraband of 20 million cigarettes is valued at more than US$2.3 million.
The cigarettes were smuggled into the country between February and May this year and were seized over several operations. SARS said:
<blockquote>
The destruction of the illicit and smuggled cigarettes (at the Beitbridge border post) is likely to last a few days…
Illicit trade robs the government of much-needed revenue and destroys industries, exacerbating unemployment, poverty and inequality.
</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/south-africa-destroys-20-million-cigarettes-smuggled-in-from-zimbabwe-breaking-12-june-2023/">The South African</a> reported that in January, British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA), said that it had been forced to cut around a third of its workforce since 2020 due to the rising illicit tobacco trade.
BATSA estimated that “illicit cigarette trade accounts for up to 70 percent of South Africa’s total cigarette market”.
The ban on tobacco sales by the South African Government during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has been blamed for the rise in the illicit cigarette trade.
Last month, South African Police Services’ Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), arrested a driver for smuggling more than 500 cartons of illicit cigarettes.
The cigarettes were being transported in a gas tanker truck on its way to the central town of Potchefstroom.
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

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South Africa Destroys 20 Million Cigarettes Smuggled In From Zimbabwe

International English-language news channel, Al Jazeera, has postponed the airing of a documentary about alleged corruption and money laundering by Zimbabwean politicians and their associates.
The filming of the four-part documentary was scheduled to start this Thursday at 12 PM Central African Time.
It has since emerged that the film’s broadcast has not happened and this sparked debate on social media, with some commentators speculating that the Qatari-based broadcaster has been paid to “kill the story”.
However, Zimbabwean award-winning journalist and filmmaker Hopewell Chin’ono said Al Jazeera cannot be bought. <a href="https://twitter.com/daddyhope/status/1631224975557373953?s=20">He tweeted</a>:
<blockquote>
I can tell you that Al Jazeera can’t be bought! They have postponed, not shelved their film’s broadcast.
The 4 Zimbabwe films were made by [Al Jazeera Investigations], which is independent of the Al Jaz channel.
An insider said they are sorting out a technical issue.
</blockquote>
A snippet of the documentary featuring ZANU PF affiliate and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s appointed ambassador at large, Uebert Angel has gone viral on social media.
According to <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/govt-admits-to-corruption-says-making-efforts-to-arrest-individuals-involved/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>, Angel, a preacher of the prosperity gospel, was dragged to court to answer charges of fraud involving a luxury vehicle worth US$300 000 in 2015.
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Al Jazeera Investigations On Zimbabwe Broadcast Postponed Due To "A Technical Issue"

The government has admitted that there is rampant corruption, smuggling of minerals, and money laundering in the country.
The Permanent Secretary of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Ndavaningi Mangwana, said the government is committed to dealing with the vices.
He was responding to reports that Al Jazeera is set to expose corrupt Zimbabwean politicians and their associates in a documentary set to be aired this March. <a href="https://twitter.com/nickmangwana/status/1630798718877282305">Tweeted Mangwana</a>:
<blockquote>
Facts:-Is there corruption in Zimbabwe? Yes. -Is there smuggling of minerals and forex out of the country? Yes -Is there money laundering in Zimbabwe? Yes (including by NGOs) -Is the Government fully committed to getting rid of all the above ills? That’s a fact.
</blockquote>
According to Zimbabwean award-winning journalist and filmmaker Hopewell Chin’ono, filming of the Al Jazeera documentary started two years ago and chronicles plundering and money laundering in the country.
Chin’ono said the film producers have shown the films to a select group of corruption experts and journalists to give their comments before the documentary is broadcasted.
A snippet of the documentary featuring ZANU PF affiliate and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s appointed ambassador at large, Uebert Angel has gone viral on social media.
According to <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/govt-admits-to-corruption-says-making-efforts-to-arrest-individuals-involved/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>, Angel, a preacher of the prosperity gospel, was dragged to court to answer charges of fraud involving a luxury vehicle worth US$300 000 in 2015.
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Zimbabwean Govt Admits To Corruption, Smuggling And Money Laundering

The South African Police Service (SAPS) on Thursday seized five vehicles and cigarettes worth more than R400 000 and arrested 11 of the suspected Zimbabwean smugglers.
The smuggling convoys had 10 vehicles in total and five of the vehicles escaped.
Following a high-speed car chase with the help of a farm watch, SAPS officers nabbed seized five vehicles and arrested 11 suspects.
Limpopo police spokesperson, Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo confirmed the arrests. He said:
<blockquote>
The intensification of intelligence-driven operations to prevent the smuggling of illicit cigarettes into the country led to the arrest of 11 suspects, the seizure of illicit cigarettes and five of the 10 motor vehicles that were transporting them along the Piesanghoek road in the early hours of Thursday, 9 February 2023.
Members of the Limpopo tracking team and Capricorn highway patrol operationalised information received about 10 motor vehicles which were smuggling illicit cigarettes from Zimbabwe to South Africa.
The vehicles were driven in a convoy on the N1 road from Musina in the direction of Louis Trichardt.
</blockquote>
According to Brigadier Mojapelo, the security team caught up with them along the Piesanghoek Road where they had detoured to avoid police.
When they saw the police, the Zimbabweans sped off and a high-speed chase ensued.
Five vehicles were then cornered with the help of members of the Louis Trichardt Farm Watch but the other five managed to escape. Said Brig Mojapelo:
<blockquote>
The cornered group tried to engage in a fistfight with Farm Watch members but they were ultimately subdued and apprehended. The five vehicles were found loaded with cigarettes.
</blockquote>
All 11 suspects were found to be undocumented Zimbabweans.
Brig Mojapelo said police had seized two BMWs, a Ford Territory, a Nissan Pathfinder, and an Audi A4 and 31 crate-boxes and 407 packs of cigarettes at an estimated value of R426 640.
The suspects, aged between 24 and 43, are expected to appear before a Louis Trichardt magistrate soon charged with dealing with and possession of illicit cigarettes, contravention of the Immigration Act and resisting arrest.
The drivers will also be charged with reckless and negligent driving and driving a motor vehicle without a driving licence.

SA Police Intercept 10-car Convoy Delivering Illicit Cigarettes From Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans are smuggling explosives to South Africa for use in blowing up automated teller machines (ATMs) in the neighbouring country.
This was said by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo during a high-level National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) steering committee meeting held in Harare on Thursday. She said:
<blockquote>
Recently explosives were also smuggled from Zimbabwe to South Africa and during (a recent) meeting I was made to understand that the explosives were used to hit ATMs (automated teller machines) in South Africa. We cannot show such a lack of humanity as Zimbabweans.
</blockquote>
Matanda-Moyo said she went to South Africa recently where she met officials from that country’s police service and the special investigations unit.
She said it was perplexing that Zimbabweans were being caught with contraband in South Africa. Said Matanda-Moyo:
<blockquote>
The South African authorities are always arresting Zimbabweans who would have crossed the borders with smuggled goods.
How is that happening? Why are they not caught on the Zimbabwean side? We really need to introspect.
The porosity of our borders is also causing the country to lose resources. 
Recently, our gold was forfeited in South Africa. Cigarettes are also being forfeited.
</blockquote>
The NACS steering committee is composed of key ministries such as the Finance, Home Affairs, Justice and government institutions such as ZACC, the National Prosecuting Authority, Zimbabwe Republic Police, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, Auditor-General and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, among others. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200004411/explosives-smuggling-rife-zacc">NewsDay</a>

Zimbabweans Smuggling Explosives To South Africa - ZACC

A South African court has ordered the seizure of 23 pieces of gold, worth R9 million, that were smuggled by a Zimbabwean man, Tashinga Nyasha Masinire, into the neigbhouring country last year.
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<li><a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/05/10/full-text-gold-smuggler-resigned-as-rushwayas-driver/">FULL TEXT: Gold Smuggler Had Resigned As Rushwaya’s Driver</a></li>
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The High Court in Joburg granted a final forfeiture order for the contraband which Masinire attempted to smuggle through O.R. Tambo International Airport. Said Gauteng Hawks spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha:
<blockquote>
Nyasha was arrested by members of the Hawks’ serious organised crime with the assistance of customs officials at OR Tambo International (ORTIA) after he landed from neighbouring Zimbabwe.
He consequently appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court facing charges of illegally dealing with precious metals.
The court granted him R100 000 bail, and he has been in attendance since. His next appearance is scheduled for later this year.
</blockquote>
In May, Hawks national spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Philani Nkwalase said Masinire’s release on bail came with strict conditions. Said Nkwalase:
<blockquote>
Some of the conditions include that he should not leave South Africa, and he also has to report to the nearest police station at least three times per week.
</blockquote>
Masinire was arrested shortly after landing at OR Tambo International Airport.
The SA Revenue Service found 23 pieces of gold in Masinire’s luggage after he was requested to scan it at the international arrivals’ customs section. Added Nkwalase:
<blockquote>
He allegedly failed to declare any items and did not have any permits or licences to be in possession or transport gold, and the Hawks were called to effect the arrest.
</blockquote>
Masinire is a former driver of Zimbabwe Miners Federation President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Henrietta_Rushwaya">Henrietta Rushwaya </a>who was also arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport while attempting to smuggle gold. | <a href="https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/south-africa-officially-seizes-r9-million-gold-from-zimbabwean-man-who-attempted-to-smuggle-it-24a6db93-a425-4d7b-8d9f-8869856b66b5">IOL</a>

South Africa Officially Seizes 23 Pieces Of Gold From Henritta Rushwaya's Former Driver

A soldier based in Beitbridge narrowly cheated death after he was shot eight times by vehicle smugglers along the Limpopo River last week.
The soldier was part of a security team deployed to curb cross-border crime in the border town.
The smugglers opened fire after they were cornered at an undesignated crossing point along the Limpopo River.
ZRP Officer Commanding Beitbridge District Chief Superintendent Tichaona Nyongo confirmed the incident but referred further questions to the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA). He said:
<blockquote>
He was on deployment and no one else was injured. As the norm, you can get detailed facts from the army through their national spokesperson.
</blockquote>
ZNA spokesperson Alphios Makotore said he would issue a statement next week.
<a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200002016/cheeky-vehicle-smugglers-shoot-zim-soldier">NewsDay</a> reported sources at Beitbridge District Hospital as saying the soldier sustained several bullet wounds and was immediately transferred to Gwanda en route to Bulawayo.

Zim Soldier Shot By Vehicle Smugglers In Beitbridge

Illicit drug smugglers are using Manicaland Province as a conduit and destination for their contraband resulting in an upsurge in local consumption and peddling of narcotics.
Drugs commonly abused in local hotspots include cocaine, morphine, heroin, ecstasy, cannabis, broncleer (bronco), mandrax, hashish and crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as mutoriro, dombo or guka, reported <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/43pc-of-scholars-have-access-to-drugs/">The Manica Post.</a>
Marijuana is grown locally but the illicit drug is also being smuggled from Mozambique and Malawi while Cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs are smuggled from South Africa, Latin America and Afghanistan.
Data from the Anti-Drug Abuse Forum (ADAF) and the police’s Drugs and Narcotics Unit has revealed that a high number of drug abusers are mostly males between the ages of 11 and 40 years.
The illicit drugs are distributed in the streets, bars, homes, schools and workplaces with women constituting the bulk of smugglers.
A drug peddler who spoke to The Manica Post on condition of anonymity said he gets supplies from Mbare and South Africa. He said:
<blockquote>
I sell it for between US$15 and US$20 per gram, depending on the location, availability and the customer.
It is in high demand in surrounding illegal mining areas because of its ability to keep the illegal panners high and hyper-active for long hours. We get supplies from drug lords in Mbare and South Africa.
</blockquote>
Detective Assistant Inspector Ndiudzei Mugawa from the Drugs and Narcotics Unit said:
<blockquote>
We arrest an average of 30 peddlers monthly and only last week we arrested two women who had cocaine in Yeovil, Mutare.
Women are well travelled and constitute the bulk of smugglers in the province.
Manicaland is being used both as a conduit and a destination for smuggled illicit drugs.
Its proximity to the long porous border with Mozambique has resulted in smugglers using so many entry points to smuggle illicit drugs into the country.
</blockquote>
Detective Assistant Inspector Mugawa added that it is difficult for the police to infiltrate drug cartels. He said:
<blockquote>
Drug trafficking is controlled predominantly by well-connected people, most of whom are behind the heroin and cocaine entering the country.
With drugs, it is about possession and usage, and sometimes we fail to arrest the suspects due to conspiracy of silence.
Unlike other offences, drug abuse usually has no complainants and it is difficult to penetrate when you do not have a mole inside the cartel.
</blockquote>

"Manicaland A Conduit For Smuggled Illicit Drugs"

Some newly imported Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses were last week found loaded with contraband at Beitbridge Border Post, with the drivers of the buses fined over $700 000 for attempting to smuggle goods.
The smuggling was discovered by Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officers who directed coaches with the undeclared goods to a holding parking bay for investigations.
A ZIMRA officer who declined to be named told NewsDay the buses were only released after the drivers paid the duty and the penalty. Said the official:
<blockquote>
I am not sure if it was planned or not, but when searched, it was found these buses had undeclared goods and were subsequently held.
The buses were released after duty and a 100% penalty was paid. The amount was about $360 000 duty and the fine was a similar amount.
Units without smuggled goods were released immediately and driven directly out of the border.
</blockquote>
About half the buses imported last week were parked in a bay where the ZIMRA’s anti-smuggling unit searches vehicles suspected of carrying contraband.
NewsDay reported that neither ZIMRA nor the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were reachable for comment yesterday.
The buses were later commissioned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week on Thursday at ZUPCO head office in Belvedere, Harare.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/09/new-zupco-buses-caught-smuggling/">NewsDay</a></h4>

ZIMRA 'Impounds' New ZUPCO Buses Over Smuggling

Police in Bulawayo on Friday impounded a South African truck carrying smuggled groceries worth more than R200 000.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednego Ncube said the Zambia-bound truck was intercepted along the Bulawayo-Harare Road near Zuva garage.
The driver of the vehicle, Phila Vilakazi, was spotted by police officers who were on patrol while trying to offload the goods into another truck heading to Kwekwe.
Insp Ncube said Vilakazi indicated that he was from South Africa going to Zambia but he did not have any papers proving that the groceries put on top of what he was intending to take to Zambia had been cleared.
Some members of the public came to the scene and claimed to be owners of the groceries and tried to bribe the police officers. Said Insp Ncube:
<blockquote>They also attempted to bribe police officers who turned them down. One of the truck drivers attempted to run away and only appeared this morning to claim his vehicle as both cars were taken to Ross Camp.
We will continue doing our best to arrest anyone found with goods that are not declared as they are not welcome into the country.
We encourage members of the public to continue cooperating and to report any suspicious transactions.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/goods-smuggled-from-sa-impounded/">The Herald</a></h4>

Groceries Smuggled From South Africa Impounded

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) says it will now seize vehicles found transporting smuggled goods.
ZIMRA’s first quarter (Q1) 2021 report showed a decline in customs and excise duty as some traders opted to smuggle goods.
According to the report by ZIMRA Vice Board Chairperson Josephine Matambo, customs duty contributed 7.07 % and excise duty 12.51%. ZIMRA said:
<blockquote>Restrictions on the movement of vehicular and human traffic during the lockdown period created some risk to revenue collection as travellers opted to use undesignated ports of entry going in and out of the country.
Furthermore, the fight against corruption has been elevated to higher levels as Zimra seeks to seize and auction vehicles that are found transporting smuggled goods.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Lawyer, Rumbidzai Venge said ZIMRA cannot just seize vehicles without following due procedure. Said Venge:
<blockquote>Vehicles cannot just be forfeited without following due procedure. At the moment, Section 172 of the Customs Duty and Excise Act speaks to allowing anyone caught in this position, an opportunity to either pay the duty or explain why there was no payment.</blockquote>
The ZIMRA report showed that the major contributors to net revenue collections for the taxman were companies contributing 19.98%, individuals 17.89% and VAT on local sales 13.48%.
This, according to ZIMRA Acting Commissioner General Rameck Masaira, is an indication that notwithstanding the pandemic the economy has largely remained robust. He said:
<blockquote>It has resulted in an improved performance in as far as tax collection is concerned</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://ztn.co.zw/stream/2021/05/zimra-to-seize-vehicles-transporting-smuggled-goods/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ZTN</a></h4>

ZIMRA To Seize Vehicles Transporting Smuggled Goods

The closure of borders in some parts of Africa is reportedly facilitating illegal migration in between borders, New Zimbabwe reports. This was reportedly contained in a report that was compiled by Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime in August which stated that South Africa was the most desired destination for the irregular immigrants.
The report titled: Smuggling in the time of Covid-19: The impact of the pandemic on human human-smuggling dynamics and migrant protection risks states that:
<blockquote>South Africa has closed the majority of border points and deployed the military to patrol its borders. It has also launched (under emergency COVID-19 regulations) the construction of a new fence between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Although the fence was in part driven by a need to contain the coronavirus, it uses funds that critics argue would be better spent on the country’s chronically underfunded health systems. Further, it is also likely to drive those who need to cross this heavily trodden border into irregular movemen
For smugglers, particularly those for whom smuggling is the only available livelihood, there are significant financial incentives to continue operating.
However, smuggling operations during Covid-19 need to avoid not only the traditional targets of law enforcement and border officials, but also bypass additional travel restrictions and evade local communities and criminal networks issuing edicts prohibiting travel.
Smugglers moving further underground to evade detection have been repeatedly tracked to take riskier routes or use more dangerous transport mechanics, such as sealed lorry containers, or ever smaller boats, with catastrophic consequences for migrant safety.
According to the study, the single largest human smuggling case was uncovered by authorities in Mozambique in March, when 78 Ethiopian migrants destined for South Africa were found crammed into a container of goods. A total of 64 migrants had already died after having suffocated.
On 31 March 2020, Mozambique joined a growing number of countries across the world responding to Covid-19 by closing its borders to foreigners. Goods were still permitted to cross, but the non-essential movement of people was prohibited,” the study report says.
Prior to the full border closure, the Mozambican government had imposed strict border controls to prevent any unnecessary movement of people. On 24 March, 78 Ethiopian migrants were crammed into the container of a goods lorry by smugglers attempting to move them into Mozambique across the northern border with Malawi.
Alerted by noises from inside the container, Mozambican immigration inspectors opened it and found the dead bodies of 64 migrants, along with 14 survivors.
It is believed that the migrants and refugees were being smuggled along the popular southern route towards South Africa. All survivors were tested for Covid19 by the authorities before being detained.
This incident is a grim reminder of the horrendous risks faced by migrants concealed in containers, a method that smugglers around the world have turned to as risks of detection increase.
As noted in issue of the Global Initiative’s East and Southern Africa Risk Bulletin, this tragedy echoes the reports of mounting migrant fatalities across the Sahel, North Africa and Europe.
The incident may be only the first warning sign of the greater risks migrants are prepared to take to overcome border restrictions imposed during Covid-19, and the extreme danger they face in doing so.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/covid-19-travel-ban-opens-avenues-for-human-smuggling/">New Zimbabwe</a>

Human Smuggling Cases Surge As Borders Remain Closed - Report

Leader and founder of Jesus Revelation Ministries, Apostle <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Talent_Chiwenga" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Talent Farai Chiwenga</a> appeared before a Mutare magistrate on Tuesday facing smuggling charges.
Chiwenga (34) was arrested by <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Revenue_Authority" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)</a> officials after he allegedly failed to declare imported goods at the Forbes border post.
He was remanded out of custody on a $400 bail and he will appear in court again on March 21.
The controversial anti-establishment cleric appeared in court in the company of bouncers and scores of church congregants.
On December 21, 2019, Chiwenga allegedly passed through Forbes border post on his way from Mozambique in the company of Darlington Moyo and Lovemore Kanyuru.
ZIMRA claimed that Chiwenga deliberately avoided declaring teargas ejectors, two-way communication radios, solar battery chargers, among other goods which were in his possession.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/apostle-chiwenga-in-court-for-smuggling-goods-at-forbes-border-post/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

Outspoken Pastor Talent Chiwenga Arrested

The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Republic_Police" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Republic Police</a> is rounding up <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Revenue_Authority" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)</a> employees, clearing agents and car dealers suspected to have been involved in the smuggling of vehicles into the country.
This follows the publication of a list of vehicles that were imported into the country fraudulently by ZIMRA.
The smuggled vehicles were subsequently illegally registered with the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR).
Among those arrested include Konekai Takaidza, a ZIMRA employee who was stationed at Southerton offices in Harare.
Takaidza allegedly connived with a vehicle clearing agent and stole 2 000 Customs Clearance Certificates (CCCs). The stolen CCCs would then be used to fraudulently register imported cars.
In one such case, Takaidza teamed up with the director of Macrocell Investments, Handsome Mbedzi (43) of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Gwanda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gwanda</a> to steal CCCs from ZIMRA stores in Southerton in June 2015, and in 2016, they used the stolen forms to register Sindiwe Mpofu’s smuggled Honda Fit with CVR and were issued with registration number AEA 9877.
The offence came to light in September 2019 and two were arrested and have since appeared separately at the Harare magistrates’ Courts charged with fraud. Magistrate Victoria Mashamba Victoria Mashamba remanded them on $200 bail each.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zimra-employees-car-dealers-arrested/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Police Arrest ZIMRA Employees, Car Dealers For Smuggling Vehicles Into The Country

The owner of Tenda Buses, Ernest Mungwari, has been arrested after he allegedly obstructed the police and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Revenue_Authority" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)</a> officials from seizing goods that had been brought into the country illegally.
Mungwari (72) and businesswoman Mary Njokwe (34) on Tuesday appeared before <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mutare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mutare</a> magistrate Tendai Mahwe. They were granted $150 bail each and ordered not to interfere with the State witnesses.
Njokwe reportedly smuggled the goods into the country from South Africa. She had received the contraband from a Tenda bus.
Acting on a tip-off, detectives went to Tenda garage in Mutare were they intercepted Njokwe’s two vehicles loaded with the contraband. When Njokwe failed to produce declaration papers of the goods, they proceeded to arrest her.
Meanwhile, Mungwari arrived on the scene and with the help of about 20 touts, violently offloaded the goods from the vehicles in the presence of the detectives and took them to Njokwe’s shop.
On 14 October, the detectives, bolstered by ZRP Support Unit details and ZIMRA officials, arrested Mungwari and Njokwe. The contraband was recovered from Njokwe’s shop where it had been offloaded.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/10/tenda-bus-owner-in-court-over-smuggled-goods/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Tenda Bus Owner Arrested

The United States embassy in Harare has categorically denied a report in State-controlled local daily, The Herald, which claimed that a diplomat brought in four rifles into the country to use them for illegal purposes.
The Herald report further stated that the guns could have been used in the shooting and killing of civilians in August 2018 and during the January 2019 fuel riots where 17 civilians were reportedly shot and killed.
In response to an emailed question by ZimLive, the US embassy said:
<blockquote>We reject the false claim by government-controlled media that firearms were imported for illegal purposes. This claim has no basis in fact. Any firearms imported by embassy officials are for legal purposes only.</blockquote>
The Herald had reported that an American diplomat, John Kent, had smuggled four rifles into the country which remained undeclared and unlicensed for several months. Said the report:
<blockquote>Fears abound that the weapons could have been used for nefarious purposes, including civil disturbances that occurred in 2018 and this year, although The Herald could not ascertain this at the time of going to print.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2019/05/22/us-embassy-rejects-false-claim-diplomats-guns-used-in-shooting-protesters/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZimLive</a></h4>

US Embassy Rejects Claims That It Smuggled Guns Into Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has urged members of the public to comply with all customs clearance procedures at the country’s ports of entry.
This follows the arrest of two suspected smugglers of a motor vehicle from South Africa. The police said in a statement:
<blockquote>The ZRP has arrested 02 suspects for smuggling a motor vehicle from South Africa.
The incident occurred on 6/5/19 along the Masvingo – Beitbridge road where a Nissan Hardbody registration number FS56 CV GP was intercepted by the police at a roadblock near Bubi.
The 02 occupants failed to produce the Temporary Import Permit in respect of the vehicle.
One of the suspects claimed ownership of the vehicle although the vehicle documentation reflects another name. The suspects are in police custody and investigations are in progress.
The police would like to urge members of the public to comply with all customs clearance procedures at the country’s ports of entry.</blockquote>
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Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) 10 top managers have been named in an alleged $3 million cooking oil and chicken smuggling scheme, which was reportedly swept under the carpet.
Documents seen by The Sunday Mail show that the scam, through which restricted goods were allegedly imported without Government’s authorisation, was unearthed at Beitbridge Border Post between 2011 and 2014. Former Commissioner General Mr Gershem Pasi, who is also facing separate charges of criminal abuse of office before the courts, revealed the scam in a June 20 2014 letter addressed to Zimra’s Commissioner (Customs and Excise) Mr Happius Kuzvinzwa.
Alleagtions are that the accused staffers would import cooking oil and chicken consignments without import permits from either the Ministry of Agriculture or the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The two ministries confirmed the same to the investigators. No F45s were raised on entries that did not have permits or licences, yet it is mandatory to issue a F45 where there are missing required documents or any anomalies noted. Recommendations were made for the managers to appear before a disciplinary hearing and recovery of any lost revenue. Contacted for comment last week, Zimra Commissioner (Customs and Excise) Mr Happius Kuzvinzwa said disciplinary action had been taken against the 10 managers whom he claimed were fired. However, after being pressed to explain why they were still in office, he said the issue was dealt with and finalised.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/zimra-top-brass-in-smuggling-racket/">Sunday News</a>

Top Zimra Managers Named In $3 Million Cooking Oil And Chicken Smuggling Racket

On Saturday, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) intercepted four haulage trucks belonging to Blue Star carrying a variety of smuggled goods and 21 border jumpers. The trucks were travelling from South Africa via Beitbridge Border Post and had been declared to be empty.
A Zimra source who spoke to The Herald on condition of anonymity said:
<blockquote>An alert customs officer intercepted the trucks and took them for scanning and searching, leading to the discovery of an assortment of restricted goods and 21 border jumpers. The trucks and the goods were in turn seized by Zimra, while the illegal immigrants, all Zimbabweans, were taken to the Department of Immigration for further management.</blockquote>
More: <a href="http://www.herald.co.zw/zimra-intercepts-4-smuggling-trucks/">Herald</a>

Zimra intercepts 4 trucks carrying smuggled goods and 21 border jumpers

The Herald reports that Government will soon raid shops selling products that were banned under Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016.
In an interview with The Herald, Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bimha said that Governement had to come up with measures to counteract the smuggling that was happening at the country’s borders with the aid of Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials. Said Bimha:
<blockquote>It is an issue of process as well. You find that some of the smuggling happens with assistance of officials at border posts because they now understand how it all works since some of them have been in the system all their working life. There is need to put parallel (t0 SI64) and effective measures. (We) need to find other measures to control the smuggling.</blockquote>
More: <a href="http://www.herald.co.zw/govt-to-swoop-on-shops-selling-illegal-imports/">Herald</a>

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