he ruling party won March parliamentary elections.
In recent days only a few government buses have been running, leaving thousands of commuters stranded.
Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, said President Robert Mugabe was seeking an excuse to impose a State of Emergency and had ordered the crackdown to stop second-hand dealers undercutting cheap imports from China.
Similar operations are taking place in the cities of Gweru and Bulawayo.
The Zimbabwean dollar was devalued by 45% last week.
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