COCAINE BUST : MAGISTRATE ARRESTED AFTER VENEZUELAN IS DEPORTED

MpofuA Harare magistrate who last year fined a Venezuelan $700 for carrying 5kg cocaine worth US$469 000 in her luggage as she flew into Harare from Brazil, has been arrested for criminal abuse of office as graft-busters move up the ladder into the courts. In a declaratory ruling on appeal, the High Court thought five years jail was the appropriate sentence although the Venezuelan had already