Sweet Scandal: Duo Sells Underweight Sugar Packets
The sugar packets were lighter than a featherweight boxer, weighing in at a mere 1.243kg to 1.33kg each.
Sweet Scandal: Duo Sells Underweight Sugar Packets
In a plot twist sweeter than a candy bar, two Harare men found themselves in a sticky situation after being convicted for selling underweight sugar packets.
Enerst Gwetsai (30) from Glenview 1 and Forget Dzapasi from Glen Norah A were caught red-handed, or should we say, sugar-handed, by the Harare Magistrates Court.
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The dynamic duo had been peddling what they claimed were 2kg packets of brown sugar.
However, when police detectives decided to play Sherlock and bought a case from a shop in Harare’s CBD, they discovered the packets were lighter than a featherweight boxer, weighing in at a mere 1.243kg to 1.33kg each. Talk about a sugar crash!
Initially sentenced to 12 months in the slammer, the pair had four months suspended for five years.
Sweet Scandal: Duo Sells Underweight Sugar Packets
The remaining eight months were swapped for 210 hours of community service, giving them plenty of time to reflect on their sweet misdeeds.
To add a cherry on top, they were also fined a cool US$100 for selling the sugar without any invoices.
The State’s case was as clear as crystal sugar: the lads had been falsely labelling their product and selling it without any paperwork.
Subsequent investigations revealed that Enerst and Forget were the masterminds behind this sugar-coated scam.
When asked for invoices or delivery notes, they came up emptier than a sugar bowl after a tea party.
So next time you’re in Harare and fancy a cuppa, make sure to double-check your sugar packet – you never know what weighty surprises might be in store!
