A CID Drugs and Narcotics Unit officer has appeared in court accused of smuggling 40.8kg of dagga and 200 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup into Zimbabwe through illegal crossing points near Beitbridge.

HARARE, Zimbabwe – The Government has activated a specialised anti-drug enforcement unit comprising selected police and military officers as part of an intensified campaign to combat drug and substance abuse and dismantle sophisticated trafficking networks operating across Zimbabwe.