By A Correspondent- A 36 year old Shamva cannabis grower was sentenced to 5 years behind bars yesterday by Bindura provincial magistrate Tinashe Ndokera.

Chenjerai Zebron pleaded guilty to the charge.

The court heard that on November 17 the police received a tip-off that Zebron was selling dagga, they pounced on his house and found him packing the dagga in 2 x 50 kgs sacks.

He was asked to produce a license which he failed to produce.

The police quizzed him on who is the supplier is and he told them he was a grower.

He led the police to his garden where he was forced to uproot 533 plants of dagga.

They arrested him and sent him to court.