Own Correspondent|A Rusape man Chamunorwa Kudzvowa was arrested after he was found cultivating 79 plants of mbanje is his garden.

Kudzvowa fortunately escaped jail and was handed out community service.

Mr Matare sentenced him to eight months’ in jail, four were suspended on condition of good behaviour while the remaining four were commuted to community service at St Theresa’s High School.

Public prosecutor Ms Ivy Mayimbo told the court that on January 31 this year at around 9am Constable Frank Badza of ZRP Rusape Rural received a tip-off that the suspect was cultivating dagga in his garden.

“Acting on the tip-off, Constable Badza teamed up with Constable Mashingaidze and proceeded to Muswati Village and found 79 plants of dagga with an average height of two metres in his garden,” said Ms Mayimbo.