Malawi Police arrest two people over Indian Hemp

Police in Mulanje district have intercepted four bags of cannabis sativa (Chamba)weighing 50kgs each, and arrested two suspects in the process.

Chamba caught
Chamba caught

Police have arrested Joe Macheso, 39, of Mkanda village, T/A Kadewere, Chiradzulu district and  24-year-old Josephy Majawa of Mwamadi village, T/A Chikumbu in Mulanje.

Mulanje police Public Relations Officer, Gresham Ngwira said the two were arrested on Wednesday evening while on their way to Muloza boarder.

”They were in a Toyota Carina registration BQ561 on their way to Muloza. The cannabis sativa has since been sent to Vumbwe research station for examination,” said Ngwira.

Selling or growing Chamba is illegal in Malawi, however, government last year embarked on trial of producing industrial help as one way of boosting the country’s economy.

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KARU UNITED
KARU UNITED
8 years ago

Zogwirana chifukwa chogulitsa chamba zi ku Malawi kuno tichedwa nazo, maiko a azungu a kulemera ndi kugulitsa chamba chomwecho. Iwo amagulitsa nso mfuti ndi zida za nkhondo zosiyana siyana. Chamba ndi zidazi zopha anthu ambiri ndi chiyani? Tulo basi!

chiccu Likhaya
chiccu Likhaya
8 years ago
Reply to  KARU UNITED

nice words
ndznthu zopanda ntchito kumumanga munthu chfukwa chopezeka nd chamba
why always Malawi
this is a only way we can get rich quick…
so what kind of bussnes do you want us to do so that we will full feel our dreams as malawians?

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