Robert Mugabe Jr, the 33-year-old son of Zimbabwe’s late former President Robert Mugabe, appeared in a Harare court on Thursday, charged with drug possession. The arrest occurred on Wednesday morning when Mugabe Jr was reportedly driving the wrong way down a one-way street. According to court documents, police searched a black sling bag he was carrying and allegedly discovered two small sachets of cannabis. Following the incident, authorities arrested five individuals allegedly linked to a drug syndicate connected to him. Mugabe Jr’s lawyer, Ashiel Mugiya, has contested the charges, claiming the drugs were found in a car with three other occupants and amounted to only 0.02 grams of cannabis, contrary to the police report stating 2 grams with a street value of $30. Mugabe Jr, dressed in joggers and a red cap, appeared relaxed as he entered the magistrates court, surrounded by people and without handcuffs. The court remanded him in custody pending a bail ruling on Friday. Police also reported recovering 25 sachets of marijuana and six ecstasy pills from the alleged syndicate members. This is not Mugabe Jr’s first legal issue; in 2023, he was arrested for property damage and assaulting a police officer at a Harare party, though he was later released after an out-of-court settlement. His father, Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe for 37 years before resigning in 2017, passed away in 2019. Despite past tensions between the Mugabe family and current President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe Jr has since reconciled with the ruling party, attending a Zanu-PF rally in 2022.