Police have intensified a crackdown on illegal foreign
currency dealers under an operation code-named “Dzosai Mari” and 24 suspected
dealers appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts between Friday and Saturday
last week.
They were arrested separately in Harare. Some of the
suspects appeared before magistrate Mr Edwin Marecha.
The other group appeared before Mr Learnmore Mapiye on
charges of contravening Exchange Control (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 (No.5),
which criminalises illegal trading in foreign currency.
Ten of the suspects were released on $150 bail each. The
remainder remains in custody pending ruling on their bail applications.
Operation “Dzosai Mari” started last year. It is being
conducted by the police and other stakeholders.
In November last year, several illegal foreign currency
dealers were raided and arrested in Harare under the same operation.
They were convicted and their money was forfeited to the
State. Herald
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