Mnangagwa family members face drug and money laundering charges

Authorities in Zimbabwe are investigating a criminal enterprise involving the family of Collins Mnangagwa, the son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The investigation includes allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering.

Dyonne Tanaka Tafirenyika, the sister of Collins’s second wife Kelsea Tafirenyika, was arrested in Bulawayo alongside her mother, Amina Jassinta Jessub Arab, and relative Noreen Jessub. The women face charges of dealing in dangerous drugs after police allegedly recovered cocaine and crystal methamphetamine during a search of their rooms. During the arrest, police reportedly seized US$53,055 in cash from Tafirenyika, which prosecutors have characterized as proceeds of crime.

Separately, police have launched a money laundering probe into Kelsea Tafirenyika. She is accused of acquiring at least 54 properties using funds allegedly stolen from Collins Mnangagwa. Investigators believe several of these assets were registered under the names of her relatives. Collins Mnangagwa is reportedly in Dubai, where he is believed to be undergoing rehabilitation for drug addiction.