Police in Manicaland yesterday arrested a 56-year-old Chipinge woman for illegally growing mbanje in her garden.
Arairwai Chikunga of Hanganyai Village, Chief Mutema was arrested after a tip off and police laid an ambush and took pictures of the accused dwarfed by 1,8m tall mbanje plants growing in her garden.
The local paper is told that cops discovered 143 plants with a street value of US$2 000.
Manicaland Acting Police Spokesperson Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka confirmed the case.
Chikunga was supposed to appear in court yesterday.
