By Bright Zhou
A Victoria Ranch man who was arrested after being found in possession of a single stub of marijuana told police that he used to smoke the prohibited herb to cure headaches.
The detectives who did not listen to any of his theatrics dragged him to court where he appeared before Masvingo magistrate Linnet Mudzingo on January 30, 2024 on charges of dealing with dangerous drugs. He was then remanded out of custody for continuation of trial on February 7, 2024.
The court heard that on January 29, 2024, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Masvingo received information that the accused Talent Mudzami was selling dagga.
Acting upon the information the detectives went to Mudzami’s homestead.
They introduced themselves and a search was conducted leading to the recovery of a stub of dagga inside a cup.
They continued searching his house but did not find any more dagga after which they interrogated him on where he was hiding the rest. He then told them that he was not selling dagga but used to smoke it as a way of treating his headaches.
Detectives told him that he could not use the drug as a way to cure his headache and it was a crime to be found in possession of the drug.
Mudzami was subsequently arrested.
Isabel Pambuka prosecuted.
