A SOUTH African national arrested by the police at the Robert Mugabe International Airport after he was found in possession of five live rounds in his luggage was yesterday fined US$300 (or three months in jail).
Cuan Reed Govender (25) pleaded guilty to unlawful
possession of ammunition when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Ruth
Moyo. The five rounds were forfeited to the State.
Govender is employed by Wiremit Private Limited, Zimbabwe,
as the general manager.
Prosecutor Ms Berlinda Chimuka told the court that on
Friday around 12:50 pm, Govender arrived at Robert Gabriel International
Airport with the intention to board an Airlink flight to South Africa.
He was carrying a blue suitcase and a black satchel. When
he placed his luggage on the screening machine, the machine detected five live
ammunition rounds.
This was reported to the police and his luggage was
physically searched leading to his arrest and the subsequent recovery of the
five.45 live rounds in one of the pockets of his satchel.
Govender did not have a valid firearm certificate or any
lawful authority to have the ammunition contrary to the provisions of the Act.
Detective Constable Madi from CID Homicide Harare carried out the
investigation. Herald
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