Chinhoyi man sentenced to 30 months over 1.055 kg of dagga
The Chinhoyi Magistrates' Court sentenced Aristotle Keith Mabvira to an effective 30 months in prison for possessing 1.055 kg of dagga recovered from his room. Six months of the 36-month term were suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour.
🇿🇼 White City, Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
The Chinhoyi Magistrates’ Court sentenced Aristotle Keith Mabvira, 32, of White City to an effective 30 months in prison for possessing dagga.[1][2]The court imposed a 36-month term, suspending six months for five years on condition of good behaviour.[1][2]
The case concerned cannabis found in Mabvira’s room on 4 June 2026.[1][2]Police recovered a transparent bag of dagga, 21 sachets and 57 prepared dagga cigarettes, which weighed 1.055 kilograms in total.[1][2]Pindula reported that Mabvira pleaded not guilty but failed to produce a permit authorising possession.[1]
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Zimbabwe police named seven people sentenced for unlawful possession of dagga as part of 25 convictions announced in a nationwide crackdown. The dagga sentences ranged from six months to 36 months, while other cases involved dangerous drugs, unregistered medicines and an immigration offence.
Police in Chipinge arrested Maria Mawacha, Gremma Mutema and Simon Sithole after 357 dagga plants were found in maize fields and gardens. Mawacha pleaded guilty and received 36 months with suspensions and 580 hours community service, while charges against Mutema were withdrawn and Sithole awaits sentence.
Zimbabwe's information minister said 2,889 people accused of drug offences had been brought before the courts and 381 convictions secured under the government's drug abuse crackdown, and that 31 drug bases in Manicaland and Mashonaland West provinces were dismantled. He gave the value of all drugs confiscated, dagga among them, as about ZiG79.9 million.
Two former footballers were each sentenced to 12 years in prison in Zimbabwe for dealing in dagga. Police said the pair were caught on the Kwekwe-Kadoma Highway with 750 kg of dagga valued at USD 75,000.
