Police have arrested three women for buying fertiliser meant to be distributed to villagers and attempting to transport it elsewhere.
“Police in Plumtree acted on a tip-off and arrested Christine Pfunde, 47, Faith Ncube, 50, and Rita Mathe, 48, for unlawful purchase and possession of Presidential Agricultural inputs,” the police announced on their Twitter handle.
The suspects were apprehended after they attempted to use public transport to ferry the 4400kgs of fertiliser.
“The suspects were intercepted by the Police at Plumtree town bus terminus while loading 88 x 50kgs of Compound D fertilizer into a Harare bound bus from a Toyota Hiace vehicle,” the police reports.
Police recently reported that140 bags of fertiliser disappeared from Sipepa Community Hall in Tsholotsho. The fertiliser was part of a 1200 bag consignment awaiting distribution to villagers.
https://zimbabwenow.co.zw/articles/1118/7000kgs-of-fertiliser-go-missing
The police report does not say where or who the women bought the fertiliser from.
In Zimbabwe it is a crime to receive, buy or be in possession of stolen items.
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