Arron Nyamayaro
A 36-year-old man was on Tuesday arrested for smoking dagga in the toilet of a passenger aeroplane.
Bukhari Syed Rameez Abbas of Pakistani was caught smoking dagga in a plane while flying from Doha to Harare.
On Tuesday last week, at around 1800 hours, a report was received from the Qatar Airways crew that Bukhari was on board Qatar Airways QR-1451 from Doha to Zimbabwe.
A smoke alarm rang and one of the crew members went to check what was going on.
He checked in the lavatory and picked a strong cigarette smell.
Bukhari was noticed coming out of the toilet.
He tried to stop him but he rushed to his seat.
Bukhari was then confronted by another crew member and he admitted to smoking in the toilet.
He was handed over to Immigration Department officials on arrival at Robert Mugabe International Airport.
A report was made, leading to his arrest.
Two days later, he appeared at the Epworth Magistrates Court where he was fined US$30.
He was handed over to the immigration department for further management.
