THREE people believed to be Zimbabweans were arrested in a swoop in Leeds, UK, on Wednesday by detectives to smash a suspected £1 million car fraud and money-laundering scam. Large quantities of cash from selling of "clocked" high-mileage up-market cars were believed to have been spirited away to Zimbabwe.
The suspected Zimbabweans were arrested on allegations of fraud and money laundering in a joint operation by City and Holbeck police and Trading Standards.
The fraud involved buying high-mileage up-market cars at auction and turning back the mileometers before reselling them at inflated prices. It is thought some of the vehicles have been sold through trade publications and car dealers.
Officers raided five domestic and commercial premises across Leeds on Wednesday morning as part of the investigation. They swooped simultaneously looking for named suspects, cars with incorrect mileometer readings and items believed to be connected with fraud and other offences.
At an address on Old Lane, Beeston, a 31-year-old man and a
33-year-old woman were arrested.
In front of the house was a blue 2007-registered Audi S4 estate and a black VW 4x4 estate. In the driveway was a black Jaguar XK 4,2litre and parked on the road outside was a silver Audi A8 estate.
In another swoop on a terrace house in Kirkstall Mount, Kirkstall, a 32-year-old man was also detained. During the raid on car sales premises in Wortley, police forced their way into the office.
On display in the open compound were numerous Mercedes, BMWs including a convertible, a Range Rover and other up-market models.
Police photographed the cars and took details for checks on their history.
A large amount of vehicle documentation was seized along with a quantity of cash. Also recovered was paperwork relating to bank accounts.
Other addresses in Armley Road, Armley, and Roseville Road, Sheepscar, were also raided.
The investigation was partly sparked by the introduction of a new police policy in Holbeck and City Division where people arrested in connection with "acquisitive crime" are subjected to further checks. If they get positive results investigations under the Proceeds of Crime Act are triggered. Whyshouderthey
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written by chiedza, July 14, 2010
written by chiedza, July 14, 2010
I know the rodney characte he used to show off around leeds driving different cars all over the place he used to date this ndebele girl zvakawoma kunzima.... oh an people please stop degrading each others tribes as many of us are either married to other tribe an have kids with the other tribe some of our parents come from both ndebele an shona tribe lets just get on with life as arguing about who did what dont change the fact that we are still all ZIMBOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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why is linet so thin
written by shungu, November 20, 2009
written by shungu, November 20, 2009
exatly l agree that she was a sripper in hillbrow, she should be sent back to zimbabwe, we shall see where she is going to sleep, she does not have a house, her house will be prison in zimbabwe.
shame with rodney who is still an asylum seeker, he deserve not to be granted any sort of status because they are spoilling our name.
shame with rodney who is still an asylum seeker, he deserve not to be granted any sort of status because they are spoilling our name.
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wure linet
written by shungu, November 17, 2009
written by shungu, November 17, 2009
God is not deaf, she is now getting her punishments for stealing somebody's husband.
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written by innocent, November 09, 2009
written by innocent, November 09, 2009
Rid not Read go to school again Thabo Mhata yako
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written by Chirandu Gono Mutape, November 08, 2009
written by Chirandu Gono Mutape, November 08, 2009
Mandevere have always been known for thieving in the past. They are just lazy bastards who are after 'quick buck'. Go to Joburg you will see their kith and kin who steal cars in broad daylight. Masona tinoshanda mashift....yedu inouya mbichana mbichana.
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written by thabo, November 08, 2009
written by thabo, November 08, 2009
u shonas stop insulting ndebeleles when u cant even get read of mgabe
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written by mlindelwa, November 07, 2009
written by mlindelwa, November 07, 2009
can someone recommend a shona site to the above idiots priz
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written by Mandevere, November 07, 2009
written by Mandevere, November 07, 2009
I think Ndevere ishoma chaizvo muZim.Nkomo i moyo Sibanda Shumba Nyathi Nyati the captured Shonas changed their totems to surnames ndozvandakanzwa ini kana pane mundevere ndivana Muzilikazi Lobengula vane mazita akadaro vamwe wese mashona asingagoni shona chete.There is nothing like Umlimo it was a Rozvi svikiro Shona munei mandevere.Gukurahundi i shortsleeve yakarohwa paChiweshe naMugabe it was strictly a political violence kwete tribal.Muchamama nebitterness ungditaurire kuti ndiapolgise mabasa eZanu ne Zapu ne mavengere andakaita maparty iwayo.Ndezvako izvo ini Chirandu ndoti Nkomo Moyo uyai tikugadzei hushe kumashona.
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written by Mufana, November 07, 2009
written by Mufana, November 07, 2009
Ndebele or no Ndebele mazimba nyaya dzekuba mari makakora. Roddy akasungwa last week and I live next door to him. Mari yekuba inonetsa. I hope he gets deported. Asa
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written by mudiwa, November 07, 2009
written by mudiwa, November 07, 2009
kunyepa munoreva roddy wekusviba uyu
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written by Ntando, November 07, 2009
written by Ntando, November 07, 2009
Maidei
selective or not its is a kind of justice if you do not like it go and read newzimbabwe.com a zanu entity...if it hard copy it would printed at Jongwe printers....no time to sugar coat our struggle it is either you are with us or against us...The biggest tribalist are those who see how the Ndebel are oppressed back home in terms of houw the system is designed to create a bottle neck by putting schools with no a levels facilities in Matabeleland but building NUST there and filling it with Shona's and then getting the matabeleland most senior police man and the head of imbizo barracks as a shona and having most admissions of teachers at hillside as shona and why is shona now being taught in BYO and there is no option for a Ndebele child to learn shone in harare...systematically we are being oppresed when Mugabe and co fabricated dessidents and started killiking civillians willy nilly you lot chose not to speak up even now when the truth is out in the open you say nothing you anow making noise about getting rid of Mugabe because now he has affected you...selfish people just like the whites who knighted Mugabe in the early 80s while he was commiting genocide....now they complain about him because he is taking their farms now they act like they are interested in human rights....I say any white or shona that stands by and does not edvocate the equal treatement of the Ndebele people should not even try to say they are nlot tribalist....when Hitler was killing the jews those that stood by and did not speak up where guilty as he was nazi or not...when a war is goin g on between good and evil only logic dictates what you should do if you want history to judge you well....every Shona person who enjoys the current status co and unwilling to admit that Ndebeles are marginalised ,,,is guilty of the same sin as the soldiers that killed those people...bottom line I know the average Shona does not want to wokr or live under a Ndebele person because when you grew up you were told that the Ndebele are Infirior....now you want hoarmony on your terms ...we say no....we do not negotiate or discuss harmony before equality...there has to be some affirmative action in Matabeleland putting Ndebele people first in all jobs so we get ecponomic liberty that was denied or people....after all keptrives or prisoner cannot negotiate we cannot enter into a contract but we can seek liberty freedom and autonomy if need be...the term tribalist will not silence us as what we seek is to be equal in the true sense and as long as this equality and liberty do not come this tension and frustration will get worse...Once Zimbabbwe let evil hijack the struggle not this time ....we seek the real deal, by any means necessary
selective or not its is a kind of justice if you do not like it go and read newzimbabwe.com a zanu entity...if it hard copy it would printed at Jongwe printers....no time to sugar coat our struggle it is either you are with us or against us...The biggest tribalist are those who see how the Ndebel are oppressed back home in terms of houw the system is designed to create a bottle neck by putting schools with no a levels facilities in Matabeleland but building NUST there and filling it with Shona's and then getting the matabeleland most senior police man and the head of imbizo barracks as a shona and having most admissions of teachers at hillside as shona and why is shona now being taught in BYO and there is no option for a Ndebele child to learn shone in harare...systematically we are being oppresed when Mugabe and co fabricated dessidents and started killiking civillians willy nilly you lot chose not to speak up even now when the truth is out in the open you say nothing you anow making noise about getting rid of Mugabe because now he has affected you...selfish people just like the whites who knighted Mugabe in the early 80s while he was commiting genocide....now they complain about him because he is taking their farms now they act like they are interested in human rights....I say any white or shona that stands by and does not edvocate the equal treatement of the Ndebele people should not even try to say they are nlot tribalist....when Hitler was killing the jews those that stood by and did not speak up where guilty as he was nazi or not...when a war is goin g on between good and evil only logic dictates what you should do if you want history to judge you well....every Shona person who enjoys the current status co and unwilling to admit that Ndebeles are marginalised ,,,is guilty of the same sin as the soldiers that killed those people...bottom line I know the average Shona does not want to wokr or live under a Ndebele person because when you grew up you were told that the Ndebele are Infirior....now you want hoarmony on your terms ...we say no....we do not negotiate or discuss harmony before equality...there has to be some affirmative action in Matabeleland putting Ndebele people first in all jobs so we get ecponomic liberty that was denied or people....after all keptrives or prisoner cannot negotiate we cannot enter into a contract but we can seek liberty freedom and autonomy if need be...the term tribalist will not silence us as what we seek is to be equal in the true sense and as long as this equality and liberty do not come this tension and frustration will get worse...Once Zimbabbwe let evil hijack the struggle not this time ....we seek the real deal, by any means necessary
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written by Maidei, November 07, 2009
written by Maidei, November 07, 2009
Editor
Selective justice. y did you not delete Mtwakazi's tribal posting? Complicit by association. Guilty in court of law.
Selective justice. y did you not delete Mtwakazi's tribal posting? Complicit by association. Guilty in court of law.
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written by life, November 06, 2009
written by life, November 06, 2009
my brothers and sisters unite we are one pray for each other coz God is one 
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written by bubinunu, November 06, 2009
written by bubinunu, November 06, 2009
ZIMBABWE IS A BETTER COUNTRY WITHOUT NDEBELES MEN ARE THIEVES AND THEIR WOMEN ARE PROSTITUTES.
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written by bubinunu, November 06, 2009
written by bubinunu, November 06, 2009
RE-WIND,HISTORICALLY MOST THIEVES IN ZIMBABWE WERE NDEBELES STEALING CATTLE.
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written by Gore, November 06, 2009
written by Gore, November 06, 2009
Its a shame that issues are tribalised. Its a shame that the editors of this site allow such things to be posted. Responsible Afrikans from any tribe should be promoting Afrikan Unity. Our downfall has been and still is disunity. Our disunity is a result of our ignorance of our own history. Not knowing our history leads us into not knowing our identity. Here is a bit of reality. When Mzilikazi received summons from Tshaka he knew it meant death so he packed up and fled. Not all the tribe fled with him, of those that did some deserted and returned. Along the way he decimated weaker tribes, absobing them into his. He tried to settle in the transvaal but fled the british, still absorbing weaker tribes.When he settled in matebeleland after having tried Botswana and across the Zambezi.The Tswana repelled him and so did the Nguni north of Zambezi he chose the sparsely populated area we now know as Matebeleland. The most of the population became Ndebele to protect themselves. Young man captured along the way and on the wrongly narrated raids on the so called Shonas became Ndebeles. Adopting Ndebele names and culture.So, Mthwakazi, you, and all those tribalists, might just be a descended of any of the tribes that "converted" or was forced to assimilate into the Ndebele tribe. All you carry is a name and a culture. We all came from one root. migrating southward and settling in different parts of the continent. A lot of "Shonas" born and bread in matebeleland died in Gukarahundi simply bcoz they could not speak Shona. And by the way, there is no tribe called Shona.
PEOPLE UNITE
PEOPLE UNITE
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written by Mwana wevhu, November 06, 2009
written by Mwana wevhu, November 06, 2009
You guys whats wrong with you. You see everything through tribalism glasses.
Handisati ndambonzwa Mushona anoti ndakavenga mu Ndebele. If there are any it is 99% probability that its in direct response to MaNdebele saying we do not like Mashona,
The case here did not warrant to be dragged through tribal mud.
If anything Mashona should be angry at Matebele raids in the 19th Century. Those raids killed far much more than Gukurahundi.
BUt we do not go around saying Matebele this and that. WE just go on with life.
Shame on you who seee tribe in all you do. I am a proud Shona with loads of proud Ndebele Friends.
Vakabva kupiko ivo ve tribalism. Kusafunda mhani. Vakafunda see issues beyond Tribalismo
Handisati ndambonzwa Mushona anoti ndakavenga mu Ndebele. If there are any it is 99% probability that its in direct response to MaNdebele saying we do not like Mashona,
The case here did not warrant to be dragged through tribal mud.
If anything Mashona should be angry at Matebele raids in the 19th Century. Those raids killed far much more than Gukurahundi.
BUt we do not go around saying Matebele this and that. WE just go on with life.
Shame on you who seee tribe in all you do. I am a proud Shona with loads of proud Ndebele Friends.
Vakabva kupiko ivo ve tribalism. Kusafunda mhani. Vakafunda see issues beyond Tribalismo
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written by more fire, November 06, 2009
written by more fire, November 06, 2009
Mthwakazi you are definitely wrong,apparently the girl involved is a Ndebele who lied kuti mu south african and she was well known for shoplifting as well,she also used to be a stripper in hillbrow
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written by more fire, November 06, 2009
written by more fire, November 06, 2009
rody, hure rake lynet and eddy
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written by more fire, November 06, 2009
written by more fire, November 06, 2009
Rody, hure rake Lynet and Eddy
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written by mlindelwa, November 06, 2009
written by mlindelwa, November 06, 2009
mthwakazi dont jump to conclusions, a thief by any tribe is still a thief.
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