Man Fined $20k After He Was Found In Possession Of An Egyptian Cobra He Intended To Sell
Man Fined $20 k After He Was Found In Possession Of An Egyptian Cobra He Intended To Sell. A 37- year-old man from Majaya Village in Dema has been fined $20 000 for illegally possessing an Egyptian Cobra he intended to sell. Majuru was arrested at an open space near Rufaro Stadium in Mbare, Harare on April 3.
Man Fined $20k After He Was Found In Possession Of An Egyptian Cobra He Intended To Sell
A 37-year-old man from Majaya Village in Dema has been fined $20 000 for illegally possessing an Egyptian Cobra he intended to sell.
Niamey Majuru also risks being jailed for 20 months if he fails to pay the fine.
Majuru was arrested at an open space near Rufaro Stadium in Mbare, Harare on April 3. He pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before magistrate Barbra Mateko.
The Herald reports that Majuru was being charged with unlawful removal of animals from one place to another.Francesca Mukumbiri appeared for the State.
Last month a 67-year-old self-styled healer appeared in court on charges of possessing a 2m python skin valued at US$1 500.
Siniria Kamutandangwere, who operates from 83 Learoyd Road in Braeside but lives along Mukumbadzetse Road in Mufakose, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of a python trophy.
She denied the charges when she appeared before magistrate Mateko.
The State led by Mukumbiri alleges that on 16 March 2021 around 10 am, detectives were told that Kamutandangwere had a python skin at her Braeside traditional healing surgery.
The premises were searched and the skin was found. She told the detectives in her warned and cautioned statement that she uses the skin when going for sessions underwater. The court heard that she failed to produce a license that authorizes her to deal in wildlife products.
She was then arrested and taken to court for violating the Parks and Wildlife Act.
In other news, iHarare had reported that five daring armed robbers allegedly raided the home of a top Zanu PF official and renowned businessman in Mutoko before torturing him with a hot electric iron.
The suspects Ravrage Chigagwe (34), Willot Kapikinyu (39), Godwin Mutahwani (25), Faro Maronda (43), and John Muremu (21) were arrested after they besieged Zano Kahuni’s house and robbed him of US$130 and ZWL$90.
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