British national arrested at Malawi airport for ‘attempting to externalize foreign currency’

Malawi  Police at Chileka International Airport in Blantyre have arrested a British National for attempting to externalize foreign currency without permit.

Police Branch Public Relations Officer, Sergeant Sapulani Chitonde identified the British suspect as Arif Mustafa, 21 who was attempting to externalize US$10,000 (about K7.4 million) without permit.

The Police publicist said Mustafa who is a businessman was arrested Tuesday as he was about to board a plane to South Africa.

“The arrest of Mustafa came after police conducted a physical search on him and his luggage. Upon being questioned the suspect failed to produce supporting papers of the foreign currency he wanted to externalize,” said Chitonde.

Mustafa was charged with two counts of attempting to transfer foreign currency outside Malawi which is contrary to section 11(1) of the Exchange Control Regulation under the Exchange Control Act and for being found in possession of foreign currency without papers in Malawi which is contrary to regulation 25(1) of the same Act.

The arrest of the British National comes barely a week after a woman, Madalitso Chimbuli, was arrested at the Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe for attempting to take forex out of the country without permit.

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Osiah Mwabungulu
6 years ago

Malawians let us wake up now,is time to put everything open,in order to build our own country.Malawi is getting into a big pit,

vuyisile ntombayithethi

ndimadabwatu ine british????? osangonena kuti mmwenye bwanji??? these are the stupid idiots who are taking down malawi’s economy. koma poti akudya ndi diphiphi, there is nothing which can happen to them!!!!!!!!!!!

ET
ET
6 years ago

BUT the ssame same CHAPONDA CHIMANGA is walking free SHUPITI

Rift Valley
Rift Valley
6 years ago

I though it was a real British. Stealing is part of A Mwenye culture.

amwenye
amwenye
6 years ago
Reply to  Rift Valley

yes my friend. that is why 100% inmates are blackies. we mwenyes only want business. nothing else. its your problem if you feel it a means of theft. however you need to study Livingstone to know what a REAL BRITISH is. i mean Azungu!! the ones whose arse you like to lick, infact SUCK. They rob our Tobacco and Tea in BILLIONS of dollars, yet we take it they have done us a favour. This is real British. And dont forget the gold they smuggle out of the country which you dont know. The Europeans will give you aid and… Read more »

Mashall
Mashall
6 years ago

Aa aaaaah BRITISH NATIONAL CHANI ??

AMWENYE OMWEWA MBUZI ZOGONA NDI
DOLLAR MNYUMBA NGATI MFITI
INZAWO IJA CHAPONDAS CHIPONDERO

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