POLICE in Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East, on Wednesday
intercepted three trucks loaded with charcoal before arresting six men in
connection with the case.
Nesbert Tatenda, Wellington Kunaka, Jacob Endesai, Osman
Mapisa, Kudzanai Kasunge and Anyway Madondo, all from Harare, were arrested in
Guyu and Nyanzou close to the Mozambican borders after being found in
possession of charcoal loaded in three trucks.
Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Inspector
Tendai Mwanza confirmed the arrests and said they were charged for violating
the Forestry Act.
“I confirm the arrest of six Harare men who are behind a
group of people behind deforestation in Mutawatawa through extracting charcoal
for resale. The six were arrested for
contravening Section 29 of the Forestry Act, that is
unlawfully dealing with forests produce,” Mwanza said.
According to the police, on July 3 at around 3am, officers
who were on night patrol were tipped that a truck loaded with charcoal had been
spotted in Guyu.
The police officers then intercepted the truck at Guyu bus
stop, where a search was conducted, leading to the discovery of bags of
charcoal. Two men in the truck were arrested.
Police then investigated the matter and intercepted two
more trucks in Nyanzou laden with bags of charcoal before arresting four men.
Police seized a total of 350x30kg bags of charcoal. Newsday
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