ZIMRA seizes 4,300 kg of cannabis hidden in wheat bran at Nyamapanda
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority officers seized 4,300 kg of cannabis at Nyamapanda Border Post, hidden in wheat bran sacks described as in transit to South Africa. The K9 team picked out the contraband, valued at US$4.3 million, after the truck driver disappeared.
🇿🇼 Nyamapanda Border Post, Mudzi District, Mashonaland East · Zimbabwe
On 4 March 2019 Zimbabwe Revenue Authority officers seized4,300 kg of cannabis at Nyamapanda Border Post in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East.[1]The cannabis was concealed in a consignment of wheat bran sacks described as in transit to South Africa, wrapped in white and blue plastic.[1]ZIMRA’s K9 team picked out the contraband before the truck was offloaded; the driver disappeared, and the consignment and the cannabis were seized.[1]
The World Customs Organization’s regional alert put the street value of the cannabis at US$4.3 million.[1]
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