Yesterday, a man from Masvingo apprehended while trying to sell five lion heads for USD 100,000 appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo to answer theft charges.
On March 18, Patson Ndhlovu, 32, placed under remand and given $200 bail, will reappear in court for his trial.
Portait of a male lion basking in the sun on a rocky outcrop in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
On February 17 of this year, detectives from the CID Flora and Fauna Unit in Harare were notified that Ndlovu and his associates had five lion heads and were seeking to sell them.
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The detectives promptly acted upon the information and then went to the scene to conduct some surveillance. Saw the accused and his accomplices approaching the team’s advance party vehicle, which was driven by one of the investigators.
The car was parked at the Baines clinic in Harare when the accused and his accomplices entered. The vehicle continued towards Mazowe Street.
The backup team watched from a distance as their colleague, the accused, and his accomplices exited the car and entered Mazoe Mansions Flats.
After some time, the accused put a blue and purple bag in the back of the advance team’s pickup truck, which the investigators later discovered he was carrying.
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After presenting their police identity cards and introducing themselves, the detectives approached the advance team’s vehicle. They requested that the accused show a licence or permit allowing him to possess the lion heads.
Five lion heads that will be used as exhibits in court were recovered after the accused failed to submit the required paperwork, which resulted in his detention.
