{"id":76544,"date":"2023-04-10T22:15:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-police-intercept-71-year-old-drug-mule-carrying-3-million-heroin"},"modified":"2023-04-11T00:32:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T22:32:47","slug":"zimbabwe-police-intercept-71-year-old-drug-mule-carrying-3-million-heroin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-police-intercept-71-year-old-drug-mule-carrying-3-million-heroin","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Police Intercept 71 Year Old Drug Mule Carrying $3 Million Heroin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A 71-year-old foreign national was arrested on Saturday at the Robert Mugabe International Airport while trying to smuggle drugs worth ZWL$3 million.<\/p>\n

The drug mule, Hans Arne Ingemar Petersson, had 3 kilogrammes of heroin stashed in a plastic bag that was in one of his traveling bags.<\/p>\n

ZRP national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest. He said:<\/p>\n

On 08 April 2023, detectives from CID Drugs and Narcotics, Harare acted on the received information and arrested a foreign national, Hans Arne Ingemar Petersson (71) at RGM Airport, in connection with possession of 3kgs of Heroin with an estimated street value of ZWL$3 400 000.00.<\/p>\n

The drugs were recovered stashed in a plastic bag, which was in a false compartment created in a suitcase.<\/p>\n

According to the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA), Zimbabwe\u2019s illicit substance use problem increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Commonly used substances in Zimbabwe include glue, bronclee, mangemba, cane sprit, marijuana, codeine and methamphetamine (crystal meth).<\/p>\n

Very high unemployment rates in Zimbabwe, coupled with poverty and despair, have resulted in increasing numbers of youthful citizens also turning to use drugs as a way of entertainment.<\/p>\n

According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, people who have problems with drug abuse can be assisted at the following public as well as private health centres:<\/p>\n

In case you have a son, daughter, friend, or relative who has a problem with drug abuse, the following public psychiatric institutions offer help in fighting drug addiction:<\/p>\n

1. Sally Mugabe Psychiatric Unit (Harare)<\/p>\n

2. Parirenyatwa Annex Psychiatric Unit (Harare)<\/p>\n

3. Ingutsheni Psychiatric Hospital (Bulawayo)<\/p>\n

4. Ngomahuru Hospital and Half-way House (Masvingo)<\/p>\n

The following institutions also offer counselling and rehabilitation services for patients battling drug addiction:<\/p>\n

1. Highlands Halfway Home +2638644210999<\/p>\n

2. Ruwa Rehabilitation Centre +263273790238<\/p>\n

3. Serenity Mind Centre +263716825245<\/p>\n

4. Tirivanhu Rehabilitation +263773593014<\/p>\n

5. Beatrice Rehabilitation Harare<\/p>\n

6. Tariro Rehabilitation Centre, Harare<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A 71-year-old foreign national was arrested on Saturday at the Robert Mugabe International Airport while trying to smuggle drugs worth ZWL$3 million. The drug mule, Hans Arne Ingemar Petersson, had 3 kilogrammes of heroin stashed in a plastic bag that was in one of his traveling bags. 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