Own Correspondent|Information just received indicates that s Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officer who was tasked to investigate massive corruption and smuggling at Beitbridge border post died of food poisoning in a suspected elimination by murder case.

ZimEye.com sources indicated that Mr Charles Mwarira, who was a key witness in an ongoing smuggling scandal at the died last week and was buried at his rural home in Rusape on Wednesday.

Senior ZIMRA and police officers are under internal investigations for massive corruption and smuggling at the border post which has had its warehouse set on fire on more than two occasions prompting suspicions that the fires were deliberately set up to conceal evidence.

According to the sources, Mwarira was poisoned together with his cousin when a lethal chemical was diced into a bottle of milk they were consuming.

“Mwarira was poisoned. Before he died he mentioned that he was given some milk which he consumed together with his cousin who also died,” said the source.

“We are not sure who gave him the milk but all we know is that he was a state witness in a smuggling case.”

Zimra boss Faith Mazani confirmed that an official died, however she insisted that the late (Mwarira) was in the administration department.

“The person who died was in the administration and had nothing to do with investigations. I am appealing to the media to respect the grieving family,” she said.