(Zimbabwe) – Police in Triangle arrested one of their own,Brezhnev Mukonyerwa(22) who was found in possesion of 41 live rounds of ammunition which he allegedly stole from Ndali police post when he was on duty.
Mukonyerwa was arrested on February 24 at his residents at Kennel compound when he was preparing to go for another external assignment in Chikombedzi.
Chiredzi magistrate Tayengwa Chibanda last week heard that Mukonyerwa was cornered at his residential place after a tip off was made to his boss identified as inspector Ndlovu in court papers that he was in possession of 41 rounds of ammunition in his house.
Mukonyerwa is employed at the dog section for Chiredzi district as a dog handler.
The court further heard that upon receiving the information ,Inspector Ndlovu who is the Dog section officer in charge for Chiredzi district went to Mukonyerwa’s house during his absence and searched for the live bullets.
He then recovered 41 rounds of FN rifle hidden in a tank of a paraffin stove wrapped in a box which was stashed in his Monarch bag and covered with his clothes. He also recovered one spent cartridge of the same type of ammunition.
Inspector Ndlovu then alerted his superiors Inspector Mudzingwa and Assistant inspector Chaza and went to the accussed’s place and effected arrest.
Mukonyerwa pleaded guilty to the offence and told the court that he got the bullets from Ndali post where he was on patrol the previous month. However he did not tell the court the intended use of the ammunition.
The court was told that Mukonyera was not authorised to possess the ammunition as he was a dog handler.
The magistrate slapped him with a 30 month imprisonment with an option of $50 fine.
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