Robbers attack farmer, steal 8 tobacco bales

Police in Dema, Mashonaland East, have launched a manhunt for four men who pounced on a Marondera motorist who had a break down along the Harare-Wedza Road before making off with eight bales of tobacco worth more than US$3 500.

The knife-wielding suspects were reportedly driving in a white pick-up vehicle which they used to ferry the loot.

Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza yesterday confirmed the incident, while urging farmers to avoid travelling at night.

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