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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86416, member: 27"]
Six dudes just caught 4.5 years behind bars after they jacked some fishermen on Lake Kariba and held them hostage for ransom money.

The Lake Kariba hijacking that went wrong
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[*]Kanyoka, a former military member, teamed up with five other guys last December.
[*]The crew jumped three fishermen and snatched their phones and dried kapenta.
[*]Victims got dragged to Musampakaruma Island while the gang demanded 26,000 Kwacha.
[*]A multi-agency raid busted the operation and freed the hostages.
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What authorities pulled from the scene
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[*]Security forces recovered the stolen fishing rig and speedboat from the suspects.
[*]Cops also grabbed a vehicle and the camouflage gear the group used.
[*]The dried kapenta that was originally stolen got returned to the victims.
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Sentences handed down at Kariba Magistrates' Court
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[*]Nyanye, Mawiranhaka, Tagara, Nhimura, and Mashakada all got identical punishment terms.
[*]Each suspect received 18 months for the robbery charges in the case.
[*]The kidnapping conviction tacked on three additional years for every defendant involved.
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