By Staff ReporterZAKA – A teacher and Madzibaba sect member who turned his school staff quarters into a drug den has been jailed for eight months after police found dagga in his pocket, more dagga under his sofa, and crystal meth stashed in his bedroom wardrobe recently.Shadreck Chitsama, who torched a social media storm after his bust, appeared before Zaka Magistrate Grace Tupiri on Thursday, May 28, 2026, facing two counts: unlawful possession of dangerous drugs (dagga) under Section 157(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, and possession of prohibited medicines (crystal meth) under the Medicines and Allied Control Act. Magistrate Tupiri convicted Chitsama on both counts. On the first count, he was sentenced to four months, suspending two months for five years on condition he does not commit a similar offence. On the second count, she sentenced him to eight months imprisonment, suspending two months for five years on the same condition. The sentences will run consecutively, resulting in an effective eight months behind bars.The state led by prosecutor Davyson Mavenga told the court that on May 12, 2026, at around 1pm, police officers from ZRP Zaka acted on a tipoff and proceeded to Jinjika Secondary School. They met Chitsama along the way, introduced themselves, and presented a search warrant, which the accused read and understood.Upon searching him, one sachet of dagga was found inside his left pocket, leading to his immediate arrest. Chitsama then led the officers, together with the school’s deputy head John Chigavakava, to his residence in the staff quarters inside the school yard.In the living room, another sachet of dagga was found underneath the second sofa from the main door. While searching a heap of shoes near the electricity metre, the accused’s wife, Learnmore Gondo, discovered loose dagga wrapped in a black plastic, which was confiscated.The court further heard that during the search, two sachets of crystal meth were found inside a black monarch bag in the main bedroom, while empty packaging sachets were also recovered from the wardrobe. Another sachet of crystal meth was found underneath the third sofa from the main door.The recovered drugs were taken to Jerera ZimPost for weighing. The accused had no lawful permit or licence to possess the substances.
