The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) confirms the arrest of a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) Revenue Officer and two clearing agents in connection with the smuggling from Tanzania, 140 bales of clothes weighing 30-tonnes.
Emmanuel Munyaradzi Charimari, a ZIMRA Revenue Officer stationed at the Chirundu One Stop Border Post, is facing a charge of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer.
The clearing agents, Basil Tawanda Gayihayi and Takudzwa Hamilton Nyikadzino are facing fraud charges.
Allegations against Charimari are that on 14 July 2026, while on duty manning the Southbound gate, he unlawfully facilitated the entry of a truck carrying smuggled goods into Zimbabwe without following standard procedures.
The truck was intercepted by ZACC in Chitungwiza on 15 July 2026 and investigations established that the accused, in his capacity as the final clearance officer, knowingly ignored mandatory clearance procedures, thereby prejudicing ZIMRA.
Charimari reportedly acted contrary to his duties when he failed to receive and verify clearance documentation, check the consignment on the ASYCUDA system, or record the vehicle’s details in the prescribed registers.
The smuggling was allegedly facilitated by
Gayihayi and Nyikadzino who were acting in connivance with another accomplice, Ishmael Gezani, who is still at large.
After the consignment was cleared on the Zambian side, Gayihayi allegedly created a fake set of clearing documents, falsely declaring the 30-tonne cargo as 50 drums of honey weighing 22 000 kilogrammes in transit to South Africa.
Gayihayi allegedly assigned Nyikadzino to present forged documents to ZIMRA officials, leading to the successful smuggling of the goods into Zimbabwe without payment of duty.
All three accused persons were arrested at Chirundu One Stop Border Post on 27 July 2026 and appeared at the Kariba Magistrates’ Court.
They were remanded out of custody on US$200 bail.
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