Justice Mayor Wadyajena was arrested on Tuesday alongside four others who include suspended officials of the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco)
According to the state-run tabloid Herald, a Zimbabwean MP from the ruling Zanu PF party has been detained on suspicion of fraud and money laundering involving $5 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 agricultural input theft and money diverting have shaken the state-controlled cotton buying and processing company.
