Henrietta Rushwaya was caught with 6kg of gold while passing through airport security on her way to Dubai.
A member of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's family has been convicted of trying to smuggle gold worth over $300,000 .
She was travelling from Harare to Dubai when the contents of her handbag were picked up by the airport scanner. Ms Rushwaya is not related by blood to Zimbabwe's president but in the traditions of the Shona ethnic group, she is considered his niece.
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