Man caught cultivating 114 mbanje plants, 600 gram...

Man caught cultivating 114 mbanje plants, 600 grammes in kitchen

Zim Now Writer

A Zvishavane man who was caught cultivating 114 plants of mbanje in his backyard and also had another 600 grammes of the drug in his kitchen has been arrested.

Chamas Nyoni (52) of Village Ingezi Mpalawani in Zvishavane, was found working in his mbanje field and is currently in police custody.

Acting Midlands Police Spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Fungai Ngawagare said police got information that Nyoni was cultivating mbanje at his homestead and supplying it in Zvishavane.

“A team of detectives reacted to the information and proceeded to the accused where they saw the accused working in his garden which is in his backyard,” said Ass Insp Ngawagare.

Upon Nyoni’s arrest, police recovered 114 plants of dagga with heights ranging from 40 centimetres to 1,2 meters which were in the garden.