
Own Correspondent|Reports just received indicate that a gang of armed robbers has yet sneaked into Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company’s operating areas in Chiadzwa and got away with an undisclosed amount of diamonds.
According to sources in the area, armed man found their way into the heavily guarded area on Monday and entered a pit with ore that had been exposed earlier in the day getting away with the diamonds.
This comes barely three months after another gang, armed with AK47 rifles and dressed in proper military fatigue, overpowered security at the same ZCDC facility and got away with State diamonds during the #ShutdownZimbabwe protests in January.
The gang was reportedly working in collusion with company officials, and government fired 80 ZCDC employees as investigations into the crime gathered momentum.
According to the sources, two of the suspects in the latest incident have been arrested and in investigations are underway.
More to follow….