A 19-year-old man and his 33-year-old co-accused have been convicted of unlawfully smoking dagga after appearing before the Victoria Falls Magistrates Court.
Vuyiswa Nyathi, 19, and Humphreys Gandiwa, 33, were convicted on their own pleas of guilty before magistrate Bentone Matope.
Dephine Ntini prosecuted for the State.
The two were charged under Section 157(1)(b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23, for the unlawful use of dangerous drugs.
According to the State outline, the incident occurred on 7 September 2026 at around 9PM near an SDA church in Mkhosana, Victoria Falls.
The court heard that detectives from CID Victoria Falls, who were on patrol, received information that the two were allegedly smoking dagga and proceeded to the area.
Nyathi and Gandiwa were subsequently arrested and taken to ZRP Victoria Falls for further management.
The State case stated that the two had unlawfully and intentionally used a dangerous drug by smoking dagga.
After pleading guilty to the charge, the two were convicted.
Matope sentenced each of them to pay a US$250 fine, or the equivalent in Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG).
The court further ordered that failure to pay the fine would result in three months’ imprisonment.