Couple convicted for selling drugs

Benyure, who was the Registrar of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe, testified under oath that he was representing the council in criminal proceedings, knowing this was false.

Chido Nyamuyaruka-Court Correspondent

A COUPLE was yesterday charged with unlawful possession of dangerous drugs after they were found with Benilyn, salterpyn and codeine.

Tariro Kadandara (25) and Blessing Mupandauya (31) appeared before Mbare magistrate Mrs Elizabeth Chivangwe and pleaded guilty to the charge. They were sentenced to community service as they are first offenders. Kadandara and Mupandauya told the court that they are husband and wife with a six-month old baby.

The court heard that on March 22, detectives from CID Southerton received information about the couple’s drug business, went to their house where they posed as a potential customers, and were sold a bottle of Benilyn by Kadandara.

The house was then searched, leading to the recovery of three bottles of Salterpyn syrup, 6x100ml Benilyn and 12 bottles of adco salterpyn syrup.