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Police in Kitwe have launched a manhunt for a garden boy who is on the run after allegedly stealing a gun with 49 rounds of ammunition from a Chinese national he was working for.
The police said the incident happened on Monday around 13:00 hours at Mable Flats in Riverside.
Copperbelt police chief Peacewell Mweemba said He Zong reported that his firearm, a pistol Taurus white and black in colour with 49 rounds of ammunition, was stolen by an unknown person.
But he strongly suspected his garden boy Kellys Chowa.
The incident according to police happened when Zong was shifting from his flat to the casino area.
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He asked the security guard and Chowa to help him pack his properties to the vehicle and when they finished packing, he took some goods for off-loading.
It was at this point that he discovered that a security box that had the firearm with 49 rounds of ammunition, two magazines and a firearm license were missing.
He then called the two who were helping him to pack the household goods to inquire if they had seen the box, and Chowa ran away.
The matter was reported to the police who later visited the scene of crime and interviewed the guard, who confirmed that after being questioned, Chowa instead left the place before knocking off time and never returned.
Mweemba said efforts to locate him were made but to no avail hence launching a manhunt for him.
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