MP arrested over alleged $5m scandal - report
Recent allegations of farm input theft and money diverting have shaken the state-controlled cotton buying and processing enterprise.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
According to the state-run newspaper Herald, a Zimbabwean lawmaker from the ruling Zanu PF party has been detained on suspicion of fraud and money laundering involving $5 million (£4.1 million).
Justice Mayor Wadyajena and four other people, including Cotton Company of Zimbabwe officials on leave of absence, were detained on Tuesday (Cottco).
Officers from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission took them into custody. No specifics were provided.
According to the publication, the five are scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
Recent allegations of farm input theft and money diverting have shaken the state-controlled cotton buying and processing enterprise.
