Top cop arrested

In papers before the court, detectives from the homicide section received information that there were suspicious movement of firearms at the armoury.

The court heard that the detectives, through investigations, found out that some members of the police were removing firearms that are subject to a handover-takeover from the armoury to a backyard room.

The discovery followed the arrest of Fugao, after he was implicated by a suspected armed robber, Ame Mpala, who was arrested with an AK-47 rifle along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road. When detectives arrived at the armoury they requested that it be opened and a search was conducted in the presence of Karamba and Chaterera.

It was discovered that there were several firearms that had been stored in the armoury that did not match those recorded in official documents.

Some of the guns listed included 22 Birmingham Sport Company rifle, 12 Bore Winchester shotgun, 22 Bruno rifle, 22 Mauser long rifle, 303 Era rifle, 22 Kregskorte rifle, 22 Winchester rifle and 22 revolver.

On the same day at around 7PM detectives received a tip-off informing them that there was a suspicious package that had been stashed at a house in Thorngrove suburb. When the house was searched, the detectives found an assortment of weapons and ammunition.

Some of the weapons found at the house included a Noringo pistol, Vsor Pistol, FN pistol, Special Renato gamba revolver, 22 Astra revolver, 6.35mm Berreta pistol and 6.35mm automatic pistol.

The detectives interrogated the owner of the house, Delighted Chingoyori who revealed that Karamba had left the firearms at her house. — @ mashnets