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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88301, member: 27"]
An airport cash bust stopped US$80,000 from leaving Zimbabwe after a tip-off put detectives on a traveler's tail.

Victor Magigwana was caught at the airport
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[*]Victor Magigwana, 32, got nabbed before boarding his flight.
[*]ZIMRA seized US$80,000 in undeclared cash from him.
[*]Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport was the scene.
[*]He was headed to Tanzania on a Tanzania Airlines flight.
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How the bust went down
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[*]CID Commercial Crime detectives got a tip-off on March 14.
[*]Magigwana was placed under surveillance upon arriving.
[*]He cleared security without declaring the money.
[*]Interception happened moments before he actually boarded.
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Legal fallout and the rules
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[*]Exchange Control Act charges landed on Magigwana.
[*]Harare magistrate Jesse Kufa granted US$300 bail.
[*]Anything over US$2,000 requires RBZ pre-approval to export.
[*]ZIMRA gave him back the permitted US$2,000 maximum.
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