A 24-year-old Tafara man has appeared in court after he was allegedly found in possession of 64 explosive cartridges and fuses without a permit at his tuckshop in Harare.
Willard Taimu, 24, of Old Tafara, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing charges of contravening the Explosives Act.
The court heard that on October 2, 2026, at around 1.05pm, detectives from the CID Minerals, Flora and Fauna Unit in Harare were deployed to the Mabvuku and Tafara areas under an operation code-named Operation Thunder, aimed at curbing illegal activities involving minerals, flora and fauna, including explosives.
It is alleged that while on deployment, the detectives received information that Taimu was in possession of explosives at his tuckshop at Tafara Shopping Centre in Harare.
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The detectives approached Taimu at the tuckshop, identified themselves and informed him of the purpose of their visit before searching the premises.
During the search, they allegedly recovered one sack containing 64 cartridges of Emex R70 gel, 10 green-capped fuses, one 30-metre-long red explosive power cord and one 0.7-metre-long orange explosive power cord.
Taimu was asked to produce a permit authorising him to possess the explosives but failed to do so, leading to his arrest.
He was escorted to ZRP Mabvuku for further management, while the explosives were seized.
Taimu was remanded in custody to October 21, 2026.
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