Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
Three people have been arrested in separate incidents on allegations of smuggling a gun, rounds of ammunition and mbanje through an illegal crossing entry point in Beitbridge.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, said the operation, code-named “No to Cross Border Crimes”, was continuing until there is sanity countrywide.
“On October 24, 2026, members of the police deployed in Beitbridge on operation “No to Cross Border Crimes” arrested Energy Mangisi aged 34 at Parks Area C for unlawful possession of a firearm and dagga. The team recovered an unlicensed Ekol Viper 4.5 pistol with 20 blank 9mm rounds and dagga,” he said.
He said on October 25, 2026, members of the ZRP Support Unit deployed at Beitbridge Border Post also arrested Precious Moyo (38) of Dhalazi, Gwanda and Bernard Fighton Moyo (40) of Siyoka village, Makhadho, for unlawful possession of mbanje.
The team was patrolling along the border when it intercepted the suspects after they had crossed the Limpopo River into Zimbabwe. Searches were made, leading to the recovery of eight cobs of dagga.
Meanwhile, the Officer Commanding Harare Province, Commissioner Maxwell Chikunguru, over the weekend officiated at the CID Drugs and Narcotics Business Against Drug and Substance Abuse awareness campaign, which was held at Sam Levy’s Village in Borrowdale.
The event was graced by various stakeholders who included church leaders, company executives, school children, local musicians and residents from various Harare suburbs, among others.
The campaign, held under the theme “United Against Drugs, Building Safer Communities, Protecting Our Future”, was organised through collaboration involving the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Christian Community Police Network, Business Against Drugs and Substance Abuse Forum (BADSAF) and Sam Levy’s Village.
