Woman Jailed For Selling Skin Lightening Products

Bulawayo based Iris Khumalo who was arrested in Vic Falls last Sunday pleaded guilt to Selling unregistered medicines when she appeared before Vic Falls Magistrate Lindiwe Maphosa.

Khumalo was sentenced to 3 months in prison before the magistrate suspended one month for five years on condition of good behavior.

It is the state’s case that:

Police deployed at Masuwe roadblock stopped a vehicle that was going towards Hwange and requested to search for luggage. The driver had given a lift to four passengers. Police found various kinds of unregistered medicines in Khumalo’s bag.

The state forfeited the unregistered medicines which included Betasol crèam and lotion, Lemonvate crèam, Epideme crèam, Bronze Tone, Perfect White crèam, Cocopulp Lightning Oil and cream, Carolight crèam, Pure Skin Lotion, Bio Claire and Diproson.