Zimbabwe seizes plane with dead body and cash on board

A plane with a cargo of millions of South African rand has been impounded in Zimbabwe after a dead body was found on board. Blood was seen dripping from the South Africa-bound cargo plane during a refuelling stop. Zimbabwe’s Civil Aviation Authority said the matter had been handed over to the police to investigate. Its […]

A plane with a cargo of millions of South African rand has been impounded in Zimbabwe after a dead body was found on board.
Blood was seen dripping from the South Africa-bound cargo plane during a refuelling stop. Zimbabwe’s Civil Aviation Authority said the matter had been handed over to the police to investigate. Its chief, David Chawota, said the cargo on the US-owned plane belonged to the South African Reserve Bank.
A senior official at the bank, Pradeep Maharaj, said: “The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is aware of an aircraft carrying a SARB consignment that stopped in Harare and was detained following the discovery of an unidentified body that is presumed to be a stowaway on the aircraft.”