US$125K GOLD DEALER DENIED BAIL

A SUSPECTED dealer who was arrested after police raided a house in Killarney suburb, Bulawayo and recovered 2,78 kilogrammes of gold worth more than US$125 000 hidden in a safe has been denied bail. Talent Mumpande (28) of Hillside suburb who is facing charges of possession of gold without a permit in violation of the Gold Trade Act, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Shepherd Munjanja