Zim Now Writer
A-37-tear-old man recently appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Ms Evelyn Mashavakure after being caught by police selling ammunition at a car wash in the town.
He was found in possession of over 70 assorted live rounds.
Chalington Tichaona Muchero was charged with unlawful possession of ammunition and was remanded to June 19 on $50 000 bail.
Prosecutor Mr Zororai Nkomo alleged that detectives from CID Homicide Harare received information that Muchero was selling firearms and ammunition.
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They followed this up and arrested him at a car wash at Tanza Bar, Chikwanha Business Centre in Chitungwiza.
He was searched and he led police to the recovery of a 9mm blow P9 air gun with one live round in a brown bag, a knife, handcuffs and a baton stick inscribed with a force number from the boot of his vehicle.
The suspect had a locked leather briefcase in the boot, but alleged that the combination number was elsewhere.
Muchero was brought to the police station where he eventually opened the leather briefcase which contained his personal documents, his late father’s identity documents, 10×12 bore live rounds, 17x 9mmx 9mm live rounds and,50×7.62mm live rounds, plus two firearm certificates issued on 27 June 2022 in Muchero’s name for legal disposal of a 9mm Tokarev pistol and a 12-bore shotgun.
It was established that despite being issued with certificates to legally dispose of the firearms, Muchero never sold them and never handed over the unsold firearms to the Harare provincial armoury by March 1 for safe custody.
There was no certificate authorising possession of the ammunition.
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