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Lithium Smuggling Ring Exposed | Zimbabwe News
A Chinese national, Ning Yaokun, faces charges for smuggling over 700 tonnes of lithium ore out of Zimbabwe — a massive operation that involved setting up a secret processing site, forging documents, and shipping cargo through the Forbes Border Post. The scheme, which began last December, was exposed when shipments were intercepted, prompting frantic attempts to reroute or abandon the ore. Authorities seized heavy machinery, recovered hundreds of tonnes from hidden locations, and confirmed at least 23 trucks had already crossed into China before the bust. Ning fled to China after realizing he…
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