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Goods intercepted in a crackdown on smuggling are ready for storage in a State warehouse at the Beitbridge Border Post. — Picture: Thupeyo Muleya
Post Reporter
THREE suspected second-hand clothes smugglers have been in arrested in Mutare and police recovered 10 bales that had been smuggled from Mozambique through illegal entry points.
Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed the trio in the city.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests and said investigations were still in progress.
“On June 19, 2021, police in Mutare intercepted and arrested three suspects for possession of goods suspected to have been smuggled into the country. The suspects were using a Honda Fit vehicle and 10 bales of second hand clothes valued at $20 000 were recovered,” he said.
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