Drug Peddler Swallows Product
Alleged drugged peddler Shadreck Marumure of Entumbane suburb, Bulawayo was rushed to the hospital after a small pack of mbanje that he had swallowed got stuck in his throat.
Marumure had tried to swallow his contraband when he got a tip-off that police detectives closed in on him. The detectives descended on Marumure’s home last week on Friday at around 4 AM to conduct investigations. Upon seeing the detectives, Marumure allegedly reached for a pack of mbanje that he had placed on the chair in his bedroom and tried to swallow it.
The packet got stuck in his throat and choked him, forcing him to cough persistently. The detectives got suspicious and tried to force him to spit it but he could not as it was firmly stuck in his throat. On searching the house, the detectives found 2 small packs wrapped in underwear hidden under the mattress. They arrested him.
He was rushed to Mpilo Central Hospital where health staff managed to remove the pack that was stuck in his throat.
It is estimated that the recovered dagga has a street value of ZWL$247 500. He pleaded not guilty to the mbanje peddling charge and was remanded in custody to Monday next week for the continuation of trial.
