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The police have arrested six suspected armed robbers and recovered four guns which they were using to commit a spate of criminal activities.
The gang was responsible for a number of robberies that occurred in Dzivarasekwa, Manyame Park Chitungwiza, and Hopley Zone 6 between October 9 and 10, 2024.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the recovery of four firearms from armed robbery suspects linked to a spate of robbery cases which occurred on October 9 and October 10, 2024, in Harare,” he said.
The recovered firearms comprise a 9 mm P38 Walther Pistol, an Airgun KWC Super Cat, a Retay MOD 92 P.A.K and a Retay 84 FS P.A.K.
“The recovery of the firearms follows the arrest of six-armed robbery suspects, Tapiwa Matope aged 23, Wonder Matope aged 42, Talkmore Masanga aged 45, Tafadzwa Kupeta aged 22, Steven Mahachi aged 51 and Rashid Adam Chipanga aged 30 in connection with four-armed robbery cases which occurred in Dzivarasekwa, Manyame Park Chitungwiza and Hopley Zone 6 on October 9 and October 10 October 2024,” he said.
The firearms were recovered at a house in Damafalls Phase 2 on October 22, 2024, following the arrest of three of the six suspects, Tafadzwa Kupeta, Steven Mahachi and Rashid Adam Chipanga.
The other suspects, Tapiwa Matope, Wonder Matope and Talkmore Masaga were arrested between October 11, 2024, and October 21, 2024, after Tapiwa Matope was found in possession of a cellphone stolen in one of the robbery cases in Dzivarasekwa on October 9, 2024.
Investigations by the police indicated that the firearms were stolen from a complainant at Copa-Cabana bus terminus in Harare Central Business District after the suspects had posed as police officers and arrested the complainant.
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