Zim Now Writer
A Mutare female police officer attached to the traffic section has appeared in court for possession of dagga which she intended to sell to a suspected criminal. She appeared before Mutare magistrate Perseverance Makhala who remanded her out of custody on ZWL$20 000 bail.
Constable Elda Pinduko was trapped through a phone call she made to Saymore Maramba of Chikanga, Mutare, who had earlier been arrested for unlawful entry and theft cases.
Pinduko ran out of luck after she called Maramba, telling him that she had 100 grammes of dagga which was ready for collection.
Detectives followed through the conversation and with the assistance of Maramba, arranged a meeting with Pinduko.
They met Pinduko who was in possession of the dagga.
She pleaded not guilty and was remanded out of custody to April 24 on $20 000 bail.
It is the state’s case that on March 22, police from Chikanga arrested Maramba for unlawful entry and theft.
As the police were interviewing Maramba, his phone rang.
The police officers became suspicious and monitored the conversation.
“They realised that the person who was calling Maramba was a police officer. She revealed to Maramba in the conversation that she now had the ‘stuff’. The police officers established that the ‘stuff’ were drugs, but they could not ascertain the type of drug.
“They drove to Mutare Central Business District using Maramba’s car. Pinduko went to where Maramba and the police officers were parked and produced a plastic bag which was packed with dagga. Pinduko handed over the dagga to Maramba and she was arrested,” said Ms Tinarwo. The mbanje weighed 102.2 grammes.
Pinduko has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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