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IT seems the Godzilla bus wasn’t just carrying passengers — it was also hauling a monster stash of dagga straight into Bulawayo.
Two men, Gift Makonese (35) and Ayanda Ncube (32), both from Emakhandeni, have found themselves in deep trouble after cops allegedly caught them red-handed with 12,5 kilogrammes of weed with a street value of US$12 500.
The pair appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Archie Wochiwunga and were remanded in custody until 17 November for trial.
According to prosecutor Arnold Mudekunye, the drama started on July 11 when detectives from the CID Drugs and Narcotics Unit in Beitbridge got a hot tip. Word on the street was that a bus named Godzilla, registration number KD 63 YR GP, was ferrying a suspicious white sack from South Africa to Bulawayo.
The sack, boldly marked “2669/C/P BYO,” didn’t contain groceries or gifts — but green gold.
By 7PM, the bus rolled into Bulawayo and parked along Fife Street between 6th and Leopold Takawira Avenues. Detectives from Beitbridge and Bulawayo teamed up to pounce on whoever came to collect the sack.
Minutes later, Makonese showed up, casually lifted the sack, and strolled toward a blue Honda Fit — probably thinking he was just fetching “luggage.”
But before he could pop the boot, detectives swooped in and busted him mid-stride. Moments later, his alleged partner-in-crime Ncube was also nabbed after being fingered as the intended receiver.
The sack was hauled to the CID drugs office, opened in front of the suspects, and out tumbled 25 tightly sealed plastic bags of dagga. The weed was later weighed at the Bulawayo Post Office, all 12,5kg, with a tidy street value of US$12 500.
Now, the two are cooling their heels behind bars, probably wishing they’d stuck to bus fares instead of branching into botany.
Looks like Godzilla’s latest delivery blew up in smoke — literally!
