{"id":40081,"date":"2021-05-10T18:45:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T16:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=40081"},"modified":"2021-05-14T22:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T20:08:41","slug":"picture-smuggler-of-us700-000-worth-of-gold-arrested-at-o-r-tambo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/picture-smuggler-of-us700-000-worth-of-gold-arrested-at-o-r-tambo","title":{"rendered":"PICTURE: Smuggler Of US$700 000 Worth Of Gold Arrested At O.R. Tambo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A picture of an alleged gold smuggler detained at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after landing from Harare with gold worth over US$700 000.<\/p>\n<p>The man, whose name, nationality and age are yet to be established, is expected to appear before a court in Kempton Park this Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The accused was intercepted at O.R. Tambo by South Africa\u2019s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) on Sunday while carrying gold bars worth R11 million(US$700 000). See the picture below.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe is reportedly losing millions of dollars through smuggling.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2020, the president of the Zimbabwe Mining Federation, Henrietta Rushwaya was arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport allegedly trying to smuggle about 6kgs of purified gold. The case is still pending.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-40081 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/picture-smuggler-of-us700-000-worth-of-gold-arrested-at-o-r-tambo\/attachment\/e1a6mffxiaalm6g'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/E1A6MffXIAALm6G-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/picture-smuggler-of-us700-000-worth-of-gold-arrested-at-o-r-tambo\/attachment\/e1a6morxiaaukzr'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/E1A6MORXIAAUKzR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/E1A6MORXIAAUKzR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/E1A6MORXIAAUKzR-458x462.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Remington Gold Cigarettes Smuggler Arrested In Beitbridge<\/p>\n<p>Gokwe Woman Found Playing \u2018Nhodo\u2019 Using Gold Ore<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: ZRP Arrests Henrietta Rushwaya For Gold Smuggling<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUS$7 Billion Was Deposited Into Bank Accounts Abroad To Protect It On Behalf Of The People,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MDC Speaks On Reports By ZACC That Political Elites Externalised US$7 Billion, Cash &amp; Properties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. A picture of an alleged gold smuggler detained at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after landing from Harare with gold worth over US$700 000. The man, whose name, nationality and age are yet to be established, is expected to appear before a court in Kempton Park this Monday. 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