Five learners caught smoking dagga

POLICE detectives in Murewa have arrested two suspects for unlawfully dealing in dangerous drugs, selling the substances to High School learners.
Hazvinei Time (51) and Blessing Tembo (26) were arrested following the arrest of five school learners, of whom three were form 6 learners and two were form 4. The learners were caught smoking dagga on school premises in Murewa on 11 June 2025.

23 sachets of dagga were recovered from one of the suspects’ bedrooms, Blessing Tembo.
It appears that school learners are being influenced by social media to use illicit substances, as evidenced by a recent viral video investigated by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).
The video showed a schoolgirl smoking a substance suspected to be dagga.

Speaking on the matter, ZRP spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said:
“The ZRP has taken note of a viral video in which a schoolgirl, dressed in school uniform, is seen smoking what appears to be dagga during a purported birthday celebration, with other students in the background singing a happy birthday song. Investigations are in progress.”