Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
POLICE have destroyed a tonne of mbanje, cough syrups, illicit beverages and other unregistered drugs that were recovered from dealers and peddlers countrywide.
This follows the finalisation of cases by the courts and police and other relevant authorities.
Authorities used an incinerator at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital to destroy the drugs.
These include 1 000kg of mbanje; 394, 46 litres of cough syrups; 366 grammes of crystal meth commonly known as mutoriro; 28,7 litres of illicit beverages and 96,1kg skin lightening creams, among others.
In an interview, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the operation against drug dealers was continuing until sanity prevails countrywide.
He urged members of the public to continue supplying police with information on anyone involved in such activities.
Police Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba also said police will continue collaborating with the communities in the fight against crime.
“Without doubt, the old adage that we are the fish and the communities are the water remains as relevant today as ever,” he said.
“Our approach must therefore not be prescriptive, but collaborative; focused on building meaningful and productive partnerships with the communities we serve.
“At a time when the country is confronting the growing menace of drug and substance abuse, such collaboration is essential. The hidden operations of drug peddlers, the silent struggles of addiction, and the criminal activities that accompany them are often well known within communities, even when they remain obscure to law enforcement.”
More than 28 drug dealers and peddlers have been arrested in separate incidents this month during the ongoing operation.
