By James Gwati- Police in Bulawayo has impounded 120 “pirate” taxis and arrested over 30 touts in a two-day blitz under “Operation no to pirate kombis, no to mshikashika.”

The operation which involves the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) started on Monday after last week a team of traffic police officers were beaten up by angry motorists in the Central Business District for harassing the motoring public.

Implementing the clampdown against “pirate” taxis, police said vehicle owners who allow their cars to be used to illegally carry passengers, would be arrested.