Masvingo "Drug Kingpin" Paco to Spend Festive Season Behind Bars

By Knowledge Muneri

MASVINGO – Bothwell Teveraishe (43), a suspected drug kingpin known as Paco, will spend Christmas and New Year in remand prison after being denied bail for alleged illegal possession of 2.642kg of dagga. Teveraishe was arrested in Chivi by detectives on Tuesday, along with Panashe Barure (23), who allegedly supplied him the dagga.

According to reports, detectives received a tip-off about a drug consignment deal involving Teveraishe and tracked him from Masvingo to Chivi. They intercepted his vehicle, a white Toyota Platz, and recovered two wrapped plastics containing dagga.

Teveraishe allegedly operates a drug shop at flats behind Farai Beerhall. Barure initially evaded arrest but was later tracked down and apprehended at Chivi Growth Point, where a sachet of dagga was recovered from his residence.

The recovered dagga weighs 2.642kg. Teveraishe and Barure are facing charges of illegal possession of cannabis.