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Freeman Razemba
Police raided a house in Harare following a denunciation on Thursday and recovered $ 4 million in cash and 98 kilograms of gold hidden in suitcases.
Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the raid yesterday, saying five suspects were supported for the interrogation in connection with the case.
It is believed that the five suspects had the intention of getting money and gold out of the country.
Police sources said that they were tipped as the suspects illegally trafficked gold into their Borrowdale premises and that they were going to investigate.
Police have since confiscated money and gold while investigations continue.
The money was US $ 100, US $ 50, US $ 20 and
The suspects were taken to the Borrowdale Police Station for further investigation.
Chief Superintendent Nyathi stated that investigations were conducted in consultation with other state agencies.
"The Zimba The Republic Police still checks the origin of the 98 kg of gold and silver that were recovered from the premises of a company in Borrowdale on July 5 2018. "The surveys are conducted in consultation with other relevant public institutions such as the Zimbabwe Reserve Bank and Fidelity Printers. The money and gold have since been guaranteed by the country's monetary authorities. "
Part of the confiscated Chief Treasury
Nyathi said that the public would be informed timely of the progress of the verification process.The country has been negatively affected by the outsourcing of money During a long period of time
In August of last year, the police tracked down three Bulawayo businessmen over allegations of outsourcing more than $ 7.3 million to Botswana. Deanna Ashley (41), Farid Shahadat (45) and Ryan Gregory Joseph (29)
They were wanted for violating paragraph 8 (1) (b) of the Money Laundering Act. money and the proceeds of crime, chapter 9:24
Between January 14, 2017 and April 7, 2017, the suspect, Delny Deanna Ashley Davies, as an individual and through other couriers who are all holders of a Zimbabwean pbadport, crossed the country with a lot of money and deposited a total of 5 81 9,106, R500 100, 39,500 EUR in its three accounts abroad, namely Stanbic Bank (South African rand) account number 9060001687994, Stanbic Bank account number (Euro) 9060002320067 and Stanbic Bank account number (US dollar) 9 060001680000 and 9060002620435 without the approval of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
Police said during the period between February 23 and April 11 last year, Shahadat, who was the director of a company of mining and milling gold , Yakuts Marketing (Pvt) Ltd in Bulawayo, with the help of other couriers, entered Botswana with large sums of money.
They deposited a total of $ 1,197,080 in his three foreign bank accounts – Stanbic Bank 906,000 257,2465, Stanbic Bank (906,000 257,2504) and Capital Bank (000,370,300,849) – without approval From the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
On April 12 and 13, 2017, Ryan Gregory Joseph deposited a total of $ 331,700 into his Stanbic Foreign Account number 906,000 162 9595 in Botswana without l '. approval of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
The three suspects outsourced a total amount of $ 7,347,886.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year issued an ultimatum to those who externali They received funds and property to repatriate them within three months.
The ultimatum expired in February and a list of those who ignored the order of return of funds and badets was published. President Mnangagwa said last week that at least $ 850 million of the $ 1.4 billion had been returned to the country. The Herald
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