Online Reporter
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau
A Karoi magistrate’s court has convicted three Burundi men of violating the country’s immigration laws.
Manasse Nshimirimana [32], Arcade Nihorimbere and Eddy Yaremye Huvugi both 20 were recently arrested in Chirundu.
They were busted while looking for transport to Harare following a tip off.
In a statement on Wednessay, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe [NPAZ] said the trio had been slapped with a four months jail term that was wholly suspended for 5 years.
“They were arrested by police detectives on June 23. The officers on patrol when they received a tip-off about foreign nationals at a service station in Chirundu who were looking for transport to Harare. The offenders failed to produce valid travel documents or permits leading to their susbquent arrest”.
Of late there has been an increase of people from East and at times West Africa illegally transiting through Zimbabwe heading to South Africa.
The police and immigration officials compliance unit are continuosly carrying out raids on known routes between Chirundu and Beitbridge border posts.
