Man sentenced to 30 months after 57 dagga cigarettes found in room

The Chinhoyi Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to an effective 30 months in prison for unlawful possession of dangerous drugs.

Aristotle Keith Mabvira, of White City in Chinhoyi, was arrested on 4 June after detectives received information that he had dagga.

Police searched his room at house number 5702, White City, and recovered a transparent plastic bag containing dagga, 21 sachets of dagga and 57 prepared dagga cigarettes. The drugs were weighed at Bethel Pharmacy in Chinhoyi and found to be 1,055 grammes.

Mabvira, who pleaded not guilty, failed to produce a permit authorising possession. He was found guilty and sentenced to 36 months in prison, with six months suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour. He will serve an effective 30 months.

In a separate case, the Gweru Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to an effective eight months in prison for unlawful possession of dagga.

Sipholicious Moyo, of Woodlands Phase 2 in Gweru, was arrested on 25 September after police received information that he was keeping dagga at his home.

Officers searched his room at around 12:30 pm and recovered two plastic sachets containing dagga. The substance was weighed at ZimPost Gweru and found to be 0.066kg.

Moyo failed to produce a licence or permit authorising him to possess the drug. He was convicted and sentenced to 12 months in prison, with four months suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour. He will serve an effective eight months. The dagga was forfeited to the state for destruction.

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