Zim-woman nabbed at border over explosives

Date: 19 September 2014 By: Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

A 35-year-old Zimbabwean woman was nabbed at the Beit Bridge port of entry after she was found in possession of explosives last Friday.

According to the spokesperson for the Musina police, Const Dakalo Ramagwede, the driver of a cross-border bus was alerted by the customs police that there were illegal goods inside the bus. The driver stopped the bus and told the passengers that the bus needed to be fixed as there was a mechanical problem. “All passengers were requested to get out of the bus with their luggage,” Ramagwede said. “The police searched all the people and proceeded to the bus, where they found a bag with exposives left behind inside the bus.”

The police then inspected the luggage tag on the bag and it matched with one of the passengers' luggage card. The bag was searched and the contents shocked the passengers. A large quantity of explosives and denotators was discovered inside the bag.

"The suspect was identified as Ms Mary Gwauaya. She appeared in the Musina Magistrate's Court on Monday,” said Ramagwede.

The case was postponed to 22 September, pending further investigation. She remains in custody.

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Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho was born in 1984 in Madombidzha village, not far from Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province. After submitting articles for roughly a year for Limpopo Mirror's youth supplement, Makoya, he started writing for the main newspaper. He is a prolific writer who published his first book, titled A Traumatic Revenge in 2011. It focusses on life on the street and how to survive amidst poverty. His second book titled The Violent Gestures of Life was published in 2014.

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Suspect's illegal items: Denotators. Photo supplied.

Ms Mary Gwauaya was arrested after she was found in possession of explosives. Photo supplied.