ZRP Refute Report Of Alleged Interception Of Shipment Of Weapons
Police have refuted a report claiming that a large shipment of weapons was intercepted recently in West Nicholson, Matabeleland South Province.
According to the report, state security agents intercepted 3 trucks carrying 6 containers, some of which had AK47 rifles, rocket launchers, grenades and other explosives hidden under tiles.
However, in a statement this Saturday, 16 July, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi dismissed the story as false, adding that police were investigating the motive behind the report. Reads the statement:
FALSE REPORT CIRCULATING ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA ON ALLEGED INTERCEPTION OF LARGE SHIPMENT OF WEAPONS IN ZIMBABWE
The Zimbabwe Republic Police dismisses a report circulating on the social media platform and attributed to the Daily Mirror on the alleged recovery and interception of a large shipment of weapons in West Nicholson, Matabeleland South Province.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police categorically states that it has not received such a report.
The Police, therefore, dismiss this false story with the contempt it deserves and the public is advised to ignore it.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is now conducting investigations with a view to establishing the motive behind this false story.
