adminappeared in court charged with possession of specially protected animals and products.
Pellagia Margoli and Prince Chitiza pleaded not guilty to the charge when they appeared before magistrate Mr Walter Chikwana who remanded them in custody to November 1 this year.
The two were jointly charged with Hardlife Mukombi and Emmerson Jamukoko who were convicted on their own plea of guilty.
Mukombi and Jamukoko were sentenced to an effective 6 years.
Appearing for the state, Prosecutor Mr Editor Mavuto alleges that on September 1 this year, detectives from Minerals Unit Headquarters received information that the four who were in possession of two rhino horns were parked at Five Avenue Shopping Centre.
Upon receiving information the detectives made a follow-up and intercepted the accused persons parked along Larnak Avenue, Avondale Harare, the court heard
The detectives stopped the vehicle that was being driven by Chitiza and introduced themselves before demanding to search both the vehicle and the accused, It is alleged.
Two rhino horns were recovered after detectives had searched the handbag that was inside the vehicle.
The four were subsequently arrested and taken to Harare minerals Unit where they were interrogated.
Upon being quizzed, Mukombi and Jamukoko indicated that they had bought the rhino horns from Domingo Simango who is still at large.
They also stated that Margoli and Chitiza were assisting them to seek for a buyer.
The horns, which valued US$120 000, were taken to Parks and Wildlife for authentication.
Chitiza and Margoli however, denied the accusations saying that they were only hired to take Mukombi and Jamukoko to their destination.
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Bongani Ndlovu