US EditionRobert Mugabe Junior Drove Against Oncoming Traffic, Behind Bars for Drug Possession
Robert Mugabe Jr., 33, faces formal charges for cannabis and cocaine possession amid Zimbabwe's intensified crackdown on drug abuse affecting the youth, officials said.
- Robert Mugabe Jr., 33-year-old son of Zimbabwe’s late former president, was arrested in Harare on October 1, 2025, for possession of illegal drugs.
- His arrest comes after previous run-ins with the law, including charges in 2023 related to vandalism at a party and physically confronting a police officer, amid Zimbabwe’s strengthened efforts to combat drug-related offenses.
- Police discovered two small packets of cannabis and a substance thought to be cocaine on him, and subsequently apprehended five individuals connected to his alleged drug network.
- The court remanded Mugabe Jr. in custody pending bail, with damages to property estimated at $12,000 and his lawyer planning to deny the charges.
- This high-profile arrest tests Zimbabwe’s anti-drug efforts as the government seeks accountability amid a growing drug abuse problem affecting young people nationwide.
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Mugabe’s son arrested with cannabis, faces court in Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe Jr, son of Zimbabwe’s late former president Robert Mugabe, has been arrested and charged with drug possession after police allegedly found cannabis in his bag during a traffic stop in Harare.
Mugabe’s son taken into custody on drug charges
The son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Robert Junior, has been arrested in Harare for alleged drug posession. As reported by ZimLive, police found Mugabe Junior with cannabis and cocaine on Wednesday. Mugabe Jr arrested The Drugs and Narcotics section took the 33-year-old into custody and is holding him at Harare Central Police Station, 263Chat reports. Reports suggest that authorities found Mugabe Junior with two sachets of dagga…
Robert Mugabe Jnr spends second night in custody after drug arrest - Zimbabwe Situation
Officers find cannabis in his sling bag after stopping him driving against oncoming traffic Source: Robert Mugabe Jnr spends second night in custody after drug arrest – Zimbabwe News Now Nabbed … Robert Mugabe Junior HARARE – Robert Tinotenda Mugabe, the 33-year-old son of the late former president Robert Mugabe, appeared in court on Thursday facing drug possession charges following his arrest in central Harare. Mugabe, of Budleigh Close in Hel…
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