A 54 year old woman from Marondera, Kudzisai Chiweshe was arraigned before the Mutare Magistrates’ Court on charges of contravening the Customs and Excise Act, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is reporting.
The case
On the 19th of March 2024 members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) stationed at Forbes Border Post received a tip off to the effect that there was a Trip Trans bus carrying bales of second hand clothes.
The Police reacted to the tip off and managed to impound the bus. The accused person who was a passenger in the bus was found in possession of two bales of second hand clothing weighing 45kg each. She failed to account for the clothing leading to her arrest.
The sentence
Chiweshe was sentenced to a fine of USD200 or 90 days imprisonment in default of payment.
What happened to the clothes?
The second hand clothing was forfeited to the State and handed over to ZIMRA for further management in terms of the Customs and Excise Act
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