Tafadzwa Nyikadzino

Four people have been arrested in connection with unlawful possession of dagga and unregistered medicines with a combined street value of US$50,768.

The suspects, identified as Biemba Daniel Malesu (41), Sydney Shamanga (41), Geoffrey Makumbe (53) and Sandra Makovere (40) were arrested on 20 October.

Police said the arrest followed a tip-off that a haulage truck travelling along Chinhoyi-Chegutu Road was carrying drugs. Officers intercepted the truck and arrested the driver, Malesu, and his assistant Makumbe.

A subsequent controlled delivery operation led to the arrest of the other suspects at Mapako Bus Stop in Chinhoyi while allegedly loading the dagga into a Nissan Note vehicle.

Police recovered 502 kilogrammes of dagga, 96 bottles of Benylin cough syrup and 250 bottles of Broncleer cough syrup.

Two other suspects, Kingstone Matsveruka and Clifford Dozva, are still at large. Police say investigations are ongoing.