A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student was yesterday fined $200 for
possessing 67 cakes laced with dagga.
Killian Chigumira, 25, pleaded guilty when he appeared
before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko charged with unlawful possession of
harmful cakes and drugs. He was fined $ 200 or a risk being jailed for 30 days
if he fails to pay the fine.
“The accused person is a first offender and it is the rule
of these courts that young people should be kept out of prison in most cases.
“However, the accused person was found in possession of
dangerous drugs that have serious health consequences, a fine will justify the
offence,” said magistrate Mateko as she handed down the fine.
The State led by Peter Kachirika told the court that on
August 25 this year, police officers from Waterfalls received from their
informers to the effect that Chigumira was in possession of dangerous cakes and
drugs at his homestead.
Acting on the information, police officers proceeded to
Chigumira’s resident where they located him, and informed him about the purpose
of the visit.
The court heard that a search was conducted inside his
bedroom leading to the recovery and seizure of 67 cakes laced with dagga, one
silver pot containing dough mixed with dagga and one metal baking tray.
It is in the State’s case that a further search was
conducted in the same room and one sachet of dagga weighing 0,008 kilogrammes
was found under the floor. H Metro
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