
12/09/2025
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has made a significant breakthrough in the fight against drug abuse, intercepting a massive haulage of illegal cough syrup and arresting two individuals in separate incidents along the Beitbridge-Masvingo Road. The seizures highlight the ongoing efforts by law enforcement to curb the trafficking of unregistered medicines, which are often abused for their narcotic properties.
The first incident, which occurred on September 11, saw detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Drugs and Narcotics Unit in Beitbridge intercept a haulage truck at the 80-kilometre peg. The truck driver, Chenjerai Mushonga, 43, was arrested after a search of his vehicle uncovered a large contraband of cough syrup. The seized medicines included 99 boxes of Astra Pain Cough Syrup, 60 boxes of Broncleer Cough Syrup, and 24 boxes of Benylin Cough Syrup. The total number of boxes seized from the truck was 183.