Chipinge court jails trio for stealing, selling Isuzu for $200

A dirt-cheap US$200 flip of a stolen Isuzu just landed three young men in real prison time.

Six-year sentences in Chipinge

• The Chipinge Magistrates’ Court locked up three men for vehicle theft.
• Frank Tinotenda Bheri, Robert Pfaera, and Munashe Chikonde were convicted.
• Each received a six-year term from the court.
• Portions of those sentences were suspended for all three.

How the Isuzu was taken

• An Isuzu KB 280 double cab vanished in December 2025.
• Bheri guided Pfaera and Chikonde to the Chipinge house.
• While the owner worked in Harare, they grabbed the vehicle.
• Later, the trio tried to offload it as scrap.

US$200 scrap sale scheme

• Bheri set up the sale through a local company.
• During the deal, they claimed they represented their family.
• Chikonde stepped in as the required witness.
• Shockingly, the vehicle went for just US$200.

Discovery and arrest

• A colleague checking the property noticed the car was gone.
• That visit triggered a report to the police.
• Officers tracked down the suspects after the complaint.
• Arrests followed, leading to their convictions.