Man Arrested For Unauthorised Possession Of Raw Ivory
Pindula
August 14, 2022
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced the arrest of a Gokwe man
after he was found in possession of raw ivory weighing over 7kgs.
Police said Byron Gopoza had no authority to possess ivory. Reads the
police statement seen by Pindula News: On 12/08/22, Police in Gokwe
arrested Byron Gopoza (40) after he was found in possession of raw ivory
without a permit at Mutibvuli shops, Siamuchembu. Police recovered one
elephant tusk weighing 7,163 kgs from the suspect.
Meanwhile, two men were arrested on Saturday 13 August 2022 for stock
theft. ZRP said in a statement: On 13/08/22, ZRP Support Unit members
deployed at Mahenye Police base arrested Lincoln Biya (34) and Witness Biya
(29) in connection with a case of stock theft in which they allegedly stole
16 beasts at Mutsvuka Village grazing lands. Police have since recovered
eight of the beasts, which the suspects had already sold.
Still, under crime and courts, police are investigating circumstances
surrounding a murder case in which the body of a 36-year-old man was found
lying in a swampy area at Brent Farm, Marondera, on 11/08/22.
The body had a cut on the left eye and whip marks on the buttocks and
thighs.
ZRP is appealing to members of the public who may have information on the
case to contact any nearest Police station.
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