{"id":7372,"date":"2025-06-20T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7372"},"modified":"2025-06-20T08:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:30:40","slug":"zrp-cracks-down-on-drug-abuse-in-bulawayo-arrests-dealers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7372","title":{"rendered":"ZRP Cracks Down on Drug Abuse in Bulawayo, Arrests Dealers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Beatrice Kumbana<br>Courts and Crime <br>Bulawayo &#8211; In a significant step against drug abuse, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested two men in Lobengula, Bulawayo, for unlawful possession and distribution of narcotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operation followed a tip-off from concerned residents about drug-related activities in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raids and Arrests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 9 June 2025, at around 11:00 AM, police raided House Number 58205\/1, Mabutweni, after receiving reports that it had become a hub for drug abuse. Four male adults were found inside, openly consuming illegal substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBulawayo is being used as a smoking haven, and someone is also dealing in dangerous drugs,\u201d said Inspector Nomalanga Musebele of the ZRP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During interrogation, the suspects confessed to regularly smoking dagga (marijuana), crystal meth, and broncleer \u2014a codeine-based cough syrup often abused as a recreational drug. They revealed that their supplier was Deon Dube, a resident of Old Lobengula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dealer Apprehended<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting on this information, police proceeded to House Number 564212\/2, Old Lobengula, where they arrested Anthony Mashavane, a suspected drug dealer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A search yielded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Five sachets of crystal meth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two 200ml bottles of broncleer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four sachets of dagga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mashavane then led officers to Deon Dube, the alleged main supplier, who was also taken into custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community Collaboration Praised<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspector Musebele commended residents for their vigilance, stating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate the level of public participation in the fight against drugs. It heartens us to see the community working with the police to combat this menace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized that drug abuse \u201chinders development and creates opportunities for criminals to thrive,\u201d urging continued cooperation to eradicate the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Call for Persistence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quoting Galatians 6:9, Inspector Musebele encouraged the public:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrests mark a crucial victory in Zimbabwe\u2019s ongoing battle against substance abuse, with authorities calling for sustained efforts to dismantle drug networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beatrice KumbanaCourts and Crime Bulawayo &#8211; In a significant step against drug abuse, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested two men in Lobengula, Bulawayo, for unlawful possession and distribution&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-court"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7374,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7372\/revisions\/7374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}