A Glen View man has landed in trouble after police allegedly recovered dangerous drugs and unregistered medicines worth more than US$6 000 from a commuter omnibus and his home during a drug raid in Harare.
Tinashe Chitsva (30) was arrested following investigations into suspected drug dealing activities in the Glen View area.
Police reportedly received information that Chitsva was involved in the sale of dangerous drugs from his residence in Tanaka Riverside. After failing to locate him at the address, investigators made inquiries and were allegedly directed to Tanaka Shopping Centre, where he was said to be operating from a black-and-white Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus.
Upon arriving at the shopping centre, police allegedly found Chitsva inside the vehicle, which they suspect was being used as a distribution point for drugs and unregistered medicines.
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A search of the vehicle allegedly led to the recovery of 23 bottles of BronCleer syrup, 22 bottles of Astra Pain syrup, six bottles of Benylin syrup, a bucket containing loose dagga, 61 sachets of packaged dagga, 500 empty plastic sachets believed to be used for packaging and a prepared roll of dagga.
Following his arrest, Chitsva allegedly led police to his residence, where more medicines and drugs were recovered.
Police claim they found 106 bottles of Astra Pain syrup, 24 bottles of Benylin syrup, three bottles of BronCleer syrup and approximately two kilograms of compressed dagga hidden inside a bucket in one of the rooms.
The recovered dagga was later weighed and found to have a total mass of 2.3 kilograms.
Authorities estimate the street value of the recovered dagga at US$4 260, while the unregistered medicines are valued at approximately US$2 110, bringing the total value of the haul to US$6 370.
Investigations are continuing.
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