Inside Job: $1m Gold Vanishes from Police Station

Bulawayo - Gold weighing 28,5kg and worth nearly $1 million kept at a police station as an exhibit since September 2015 has gone missing. ...

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Bulawayo - Gold weighing 28,5kg and worth nearly $1 million kept at a police station as an exhibit since September 2015 has gone missing.

The media says, Border Control and Minerals Unit intercepted it at Plumtree Border Post from a man who sought to smuggle it into Botswana.

Now, a police Constable from Plumtree Police Station in Matabeleland South Province has been arrested while a manhunt for a senior officer has been launched in connection with theft of the gold from the armory.

This came to light after investigations revealed that the suspect tore khaki paper in which the gold was wrapped and stole all of it, leaving the papers in a bucket in the armory.

Police sources have confirmed that a police constable (name being withheld) has since been arrested in connection with the case and is assisting police with investigations.

A Police Officer was Nabbed for Stealing Gold from a police Station

The theft was discovered on Wednesday at around 11am by officers who were on duty. Sources said the theft came to light as police officers were searching for two missing rifles that had been booked in the charge office.

When an officer went to check at the armoury for the missing rifles, he was surprised to find the armoury door not locked.

“When he proceeded to the armoury intending to open the armoury, he observed that there was a key inserted on the key hole of the armoury door,” said a source.

“Officers discovered that the door was not locked. One of the officers who had knowledge about the gold kept in the armoury as an exhibit proceeded to the bucket where the gold weighing 28,5297kg was kept wrapped in a khaki paper.”

Investigations were underway. Contacted for comment yesterday, Police chief national spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba.

Charamba said she was checking on the matter, adding that, the suspect was driving a Toyota Hilux truck and was on his way to Botswana when he was intercepted at the exit gate after completing all Immigration and Zimra formalities.

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