HARARE
–
Robert
Tinotenda
Mugabe,
the
33-year-old
son
of
the
late
former
president
Robert
Mugabe,
was
fined
US$300
by
a
Harare
court
on
Thursday
after
admitting
to
possession
of
cannabis.
Harare
magistrate
Lisa
Mutendereki
ordered
Mugabe
to
pay
the
fine
or
serve
four
months
in
prison
in
default.
Mugabe,
who
pleaded
guilty,
asked
the
court
for
leniency,
saying
he
is
a
single
father
caring
for
two
young
children.
A
warrant
for
his
arrest
had
been
issued
on
November
6
after
he
failed
to
appear
for
trial,
but
it
was
later
cancelled
when
he
presented
himself
in
court
a
day
later,
accompanied
by
his
lawyer
Arshiel
Mugiya.
Mugabe
was
arrested
on
October
1
after
police
stopped
his
silver
Honda
Fit
for
driving
against
traffic
on
a
one-way
street
along
2nd
Street
Extension
in
Harare.
Police
said
a
search
of
his
sling
bag
uncovered
two
sachets
of
cannabis,
a
pack
of
Rizla
papers,
and
a
cannabis
grinder.
The
seized
drugs,
weighing
two
grams
and
valued
at
US$30,
were
confirmed
by
forensic
experts.
Mugabe
reportedly
refused
to
sign
the
police
seizure
receipt
during
the
arrest.