HARARE
–
Robert
Tinotenda
Mugabe,
the
33-year-old
son
of
the
late
former
president
Robert
Mugabe,
appeared
in
court
on
Thursday
facing
drug
possession
charges
following
his
arrest
in
central
Harare.
Mugabe,
of
Budleigh
Close
in
Helensview,
was
taken
into
custody
on
Wednesday
morning
after
police
allegedly
caught
him
driving
the
wrong
way
along
2nd
Street
Extension.
Prosecutor
Mandirasa
Chigumira
told
the
Harare
Magistrates
Court
that
when
officers
stopped
his
silver
Honda
Fit,
they
conducted
a
search
and
discovered
two
sachets
of
cannabis
weighing
two
grams
and
with
a
street
value
of
US$30
inside
a
sling
bag
he
was
carrying.
The
officers
also
allegedly
recovered
a
packet
of
rizla
papers
and
a
small
grinder.
Dressed
casually
in
a
track
bottom,
jacket
and
a
red
cap,
Mugabe
was
not
handcuffed
as
he
arrived
at
the
Harare
Magistrates’
Court,
where
he
walked
slowly
while
speaking
on
his
phone.
He
was
charged
with
possession
of
dangerous
drugs
and
remanded
in
custody
by
magistrate
Lisa
Mutendereki,
who
set
Friday
for
his
bail
hearing.
This
is
not
Mugabe
Jnr’s
first
brush
with
the
law.
In
February
2023
he
was
arrested
during
a
drunken
rampage
at
a
house
party
after
smashing
vehicle
windscreens
and
destroying
household
property.
The
case
was
withdrawn
after
he
paid
compensation.