Police Catch Cattle Thieves After Meat Sales in Gweru.
Police arrested three cattle rustlers from Zvishavane who sold stolen beef to Gweru residents. The suspects hired a car to transport meat from a cow they killed near Hwahwa Prison.
Officers named the suspects as Enock Mpofu, 32, Chrispen Matondo Zikhali, 40, and Tanaka Murereka, 24. Police spokesman Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said Zikhali had served time twice for stealing cattle in Zvishavane and Gweru.
The group hired a Toyota Probox on January 21 to drive from Zvishavane to Gweru. Near Lalapanzi, they shocked their driver by jumping out to chase cattle grazing by the road. They caught and killed one cow, then drove the meat to houses in Mkoba, Gweru.
Police caught Mpofu in Mandava, Zvishavane. They found Zikhali and Murereka at Top Ten shops in Mkoba 5, Gweru. A fourth suspect, Bongani Ncube, remains at large.
Searches of Mkoba homes turned up 50 kilos of meat, a cow's head, and its hide. Police also seized the tools used in the theft - an axe, ropes, and knives. The owner of the stolen cow has come forward to claim the remains.
Police arrested three cattle rustlers from Zvishavane who sold stolen beef to Gweru residents. The suspects hired a car to transport meat from a cow they killed near Hwahwa Prison.
Officers named the suspects as Enock Mpofu, 32, Chrispen Matondo Zikhali, 40, and Tanaka Murereka, 24. Police spokesman Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said Zikhali had served time twice for stealing cattle in Zvishavane and Gweru.
The group hired a Toyota Probox on January 21 to drive from Zvishavane to Gweru. Near Lalapanzi, they shocked their driver by jumping out to chase cattle grazing by the road. They caught and killed one cow, then drove the meat to houses in Mkoba, Gweru.
Police caught Mpofu in Mandava, Zvishavane. They found Zikhali and Murereka at Top Ten shops in Mkoba 5, Gweru. A fourth suspect, Bongani Ncube, remains at large.
Searches of Mkoba homes turned up 50 kilos of meat, a cow's head, and its hide. Police also seized the tools used in the theft - an axe, ropes, and knives. The owner of the stolen cow has come forward to claim the remains.
