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B-Metro Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has turned up the heat on drug peddlers, vowing the crackdown will not stop until communities are safe and drug syndicates are dismantled.
A series of nationwide arrests of drug peddlers underlines the police’s no-nonsense approach to the scourge.
Cops in Plumtree struck on 15 February 2026, intercepting a Toyota Quantum and hauling in Msawenkosi Ndlovu (49) and Vengai Chawa (41). The pair were caught red handed with a massive haul of cough syrup;
5 124 bottles of Broncleer and 4 170 bottles of Astra Pain Cough Syrup, all 100 ml, with a
Street value of US$80 000.
The same day in Wedza, police arrested Emanuel Busemani (28) at Plot 7 Investment Farm, Melfort, Goromonzi for unlawful cultivation of dagga.
The net tightened further in Bubi, where Lacken Tshuma (55) and Owner Muleya (32) were nabbed on 16 February 2026 at Inunwa Ranch, also for illegal dagga cultivation.
Down south in Beitbridge, detectives hit a house in Garikai, Dulibadzimu on 13 February 2026, arresting Tinashe Mero Shoko (22) and Eliot Badza (33) with a staggering 100 kilogrammes of dagga.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the arrests reflect a two pronged national strategy to
rehabilitate victims trapped by drugs and relentlessly pursue those who traffic and cultivate them.
He urged to keep the tip offs coming and expose drug lords, dealers and criminal networks.
Information can be reported to the National Complaints Desk on (0242) 703 631, WhatsApp 0712 800 197, or at any nearest police station.
The arrests come as Zimbabwe enforces its national anti drug and substance abuse policy, a government framework that combines tough law enforcement with prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The policy recognises drug abuse as both a crime and a public health crisis, targeting suppliers while helping victims break addiction.
As part of this drive, government has recently set up a specialised multi agency arm bringing together police, health and social services. The new structure focuses on rehabilitating drug users, reintegrating them into society and weeding out offenders, traffickers and organised syndicates that profit from addiction.
