Highfield Man Nabbed for Selling Counterfeit Fertiliser

 

A 25-year-old man from Old Highfield has been arrested after allegedly attempting to sell counterfeit Superfert fertiliser during a police sting operation in Belvedere, Harare.

Devine Vengere was picked up on November 26, 2025, following a tip-off to police about fake agricultural products circulating in the area. 

Officers set up a trap after receiving information that a supplier identified as Blessing Mushonga — who is still at large — was selling counterfeit fertiliser.

A disguised officer contacted Mushonga posing as a customer, and Mushonga reportedly instructed the officer to meet his associate, Vengere, for collection.

Vengere allegedly delivered 12 x 50kg bags of fake Superfert-branded fertiliser and was immediately arrested. The recovered fertiliser, valued at US$444, has been taken in as an exhibit pending forensic analysis.

Vengere is expected back in court on December 18, 2025.