This development comes after their other four accomplices
were arrested last week and have since appeared in court over the weekend
facing theft charges involving over US$70 000.
They are Daisy Chakauya (35), Aseni Masenda (26), Brighton
Moyo (age not given) and Samantha Guzuzu (32) who appeared before Harare
magistrate Mrs Yeukai Dzuda.
They were all released on $50 000 bail.
Sources close to the investigations said they are now keen
to interview the other seven suspects who are employed as cashiers at Mashwede
Holdings in High Glen area.
When their other accomplices were arrested, the seven are
reported to have been off duty and efforts by the police to locate them at
their respective houses were fruitless.
Police also believe that the suspects could have stolen
more than the US$70 000 and they are now waiting for an audit report to
ascertain the exact figure that was stolen.
However, it is alleged that on July 20, detectives received
a tip off that the suspects had formed a criminal syndicate and were allegedly
stealing from their employer, Mashwede Holdings.
The information was that after sales had been made, the
suspects would write their daily sales and, instead of capturing all the
transactions, they would steal part of the US dollars.
They would then inflate or credit the amount stolen to
swipe transaction values.
Acting on the tip off, police managed to arrest Masenda,
who implicated Chakauya, who then implicated the other suspects.
Upon arrest, Chakauya led the police to the recovery of
US$11 460, 60 x 750ml bottles of Jameson Whisky, 84 x 750ml bottles of
Jäegermeister which had been obtained by the stolen money.
Masenda also allegedly led police to the recovery of US$1
000 cash stolen from the employer and several second-hand clothes also
purchased using the stolen money for resale.
It is further alleged that in order to cover up for the
offence, Moyo who was the accountant, after receiving the falsified
transactions, would then obtain his proceeds from either Chakauya who was the
manager and Guzuzu who was a cashier.
Investigations revealed that this has been going on since
December last year and so far over US$70 000 was stolen. Only US$14 000 was
recovered.
This is not the first time Mashwede Holdings has either
lost cash to employees or robbers.
Recently, Edson Mashamhanda and Enerst Nevanji Madanhire
were tried and convicted for stealing fuel coupons worth US$17 000.
In January, a team of police forensic experts and fingerprint
scientists were roped in to assist in investigating the case in which four
robbers had raided a Mashwede Holdings food court and two other premises in
Southlea Park, Harare.
Police yesterday said they are still hunting the gang of
four armed robbers who got away with a vehicle, a Mitsubishi double cab and
more than US$5 000.
In 2020, armed robbers raided Mashwede Holdings and got
away with over US$100 000, R42 000, $14 000 worth of fuel coupons, firearms and
20 live rounds of ammunition.
The heist allegedly involved five Mashwede Holdings workers
and nine robbers.
‘‘Among the five workers were two brothers related to the
business owner, while two were security guards.
The five workers, Musafare Mupamhanga and Conwell
Kasambarare (26), were then arrested and appeared in court where their case is
still pending.
Spicer Takawira and Mupamhanga, who were wanted for
committing a spate of armed robberies, housebreakings and thefts around the
city, were last year arrested following a shoot out with police in Glen View 7,
Harare.
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