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Two held over 770 dagga plants hidden in Chimanimani maize field

Police in Chimanimani arrested a 73-year-old and a 38-year-old on 26 October 2026 after finding 770 dagga plants growing among maize in Ruwaka Village. Processed dagga was also recovered; both face unlawful cultivation charges.

🇿🇼 Ruwaka Village, Chimanimani · Zimbabwe

Arrested
2
Plants destroyed
770

Acting on a tip-off, Zimbabwe Republic Police officers searched a field in Ruwaka Village, Chimanimani, and found 770 dagga plants, known locally as mbanje, growing alongside a maize crop.[1][2] They also recovered processed dagga.[1][2]

Officers arrested 73-year-old Lovemore Zambasira and 38-year-old Liberty Maunganidze on Monday 26 October.[1][2] The pair were in custody and expected in court on charges of unlawful cultivation of dagga.[1] Police said growing dagga without a licence remains a criminal offence and that operations against hidden plantations would continue across the country.[1]

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Sources

  1. 73-Year-Old Arrested Over 770 Dagga Plants Hidden in Maize Field. 263Chat, 28 October 2026.
  2. Two Arrested Over Mbanje Cultivation in Chimanimani. Twenty Four Seven, 27 October 2026.

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From Landrace.wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0. Places offset by about 500 m.

District

Location accuracy: district. The dot marks the middle of the district or municipality the sources name; it happened somewhere in it. Place: Ruwaka Village, Chimanimani.-19.80, 32.87

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