A SOLDIER was arrested after he was found in possession of
a pangolin as he was looking for a buyer in Msasa, Harare.
Simbarashe Mutare, 27, is jointly charged with Tonderayi
Chimanga, 30, on allegations of violating the Parks and Wildlife Act.
They were not asked to plead to the charge when they
appeared before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga at the weekend.
The duo was remanded in custody to July 2 and advised to
apply for bail at the High Court.
Prosecutor Peter
Kachirika told the court that on June 16, detectives from CID Minerals Flora
and Fauna received information that the two were in possession of a live
pangolin and were looking for a buyer in the Msasa industrial area.
The police then reportedly carried out surveillance and
spotted the two along Borgward Road with Mutare carrying a black satchel.
The detectives approached them and asked to see what was in
the bag and found a live pangolin.
The court heard that
the duo, which was represented by Steven Chikotora and Takudzwa Mutevedzi, was
arrested after they failed to produce a licence authorising them to have the
pangolin. Daily News
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