The Sunday Mail
Online Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has confiscated 107 bales of second-hand clothes, estimated at over US$30 000 from a suspected smuggler in Waterfalls, Harare.
In a statement on Wednesday, ZACC said the house at which the bales were recovered is rented out to one Takudzwa Marshal Kaluza of Budiriro.
Kaluza allegedly fled the scene while the bales were being loaded into a truck for transportation to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra).
“ZACC received a tip-off that there were bales of second-hand clothes at Number 212 Ferndale Road, Waterfalls, Harare believed to be a storage facility for second-hand clothing smuggled into the country for resale,” reads the statement.
“Investigations by ZACC revealed the bales were stashed in a room rented out to Takudzwa Marshal Kaluza
of Budiriro.
Kaluza allegedly fled the scene while the bales were being loaded into a truck for transportation to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra).
“ZACC received a tip-off that there were bales of second-hand clothes at Number 212 Ferndale Road, Waterfalls, Harare believed to be a storage facility for second-hand clothing smuggled into the country for resale,” reads the statement.
“Investigations by ZACC revealed the bales were stashed in a room rented out to Takudzwa Marshal Kaluza of Budiriro.
“While the team was loading the bales into a truck for transportation to Zimra offices for further investigations, Kaluza escaped, leaving behind his vehicle, a Toyota Hiace (AFK2227).”
The recovered 107 bales were handed over to Zimra awaiting assessment of payable duty and penalties, while Kaluza’s vehicle is being held pending further investigations.
